Name: Blockbusters and the Ancient World: Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood (en Inglés)
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Author: Davies, Chris
ISBN: 9781350272064

portada Blockbusters and the Ancient World: Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Chris Davies

Editorial

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

256

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.4 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm

Peso

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781350272064

Categorías

Mundo antiguo
Historia del cine
Cultura popular
Historia antigua

Blockbusters and the Ancient World: Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood (en Inglés)

Chris Davies (Autor) · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · Tapa Blanda

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Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing scholarship on the Cold War epics of the 1950s-60s, including Ben-Hur, Spartacus and The Robe, this original study explores the current cycle of ancient world epics in cinema within the social and political climate created by September 11th 2001. Examining films produced against the backdrop of the War on Terror and subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, this book assesses the relationship between mainstream cinema and American society through depictions of the ancient world, conflict and faith. Davies explores how these films evoke depictions of the Second World War, the Vietnam War and the Western in portraying warfare in the ancient world, as well as discussing the influence of genre hybridisation, narration and reception theory. He questions the extent to which ancient world epics utilise allegory, analogy and allusion to parallel past and present in an industry often dictated by market forces. Featuring analysis of Alexander, Troy, 300, Centurion, The Eagle, The Passion of the Christ and more, this book offers new insight on the continued evolution of the ancient world epic in cinema.