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STARZ Spartacus : reimagining an icon on screen

Title
STARZ Spartacus : reimagining an icon on screen / Antony Augoustakis and Monica Cyrino.
Publication
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

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Additional Authors
  • Augoustakis, Antony
  • Cyrino, Monica Silveira
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Summary
Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: the figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television series STARZ Spartacus (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and Classical Reception.
Series Statement
Screening antiquity
Uniform Title
Screening antiquity.
Subject
  • Spartacus, -71 B.C. > On television
  • STARZ Spartacus (Television program)
Note
  • Previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 16, 2017).
ISBN
9781474430982
OCLC
EDZ0001740643
Title
STARZ Spartacus : reimagining an icon on screen / Antony Augoustakis and Monica Cyrino.
Publisher
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Screening antiquity
Screening antiquity.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Audience
Specialized.
Connect to:
Edinburgh scholarship online:
Added Author
Augoustakis, Antony, editor.
Cyrino, Monica Silveira, editor.
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