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Representations of antiquity in film : from Griffith to grindhouse
- Title
- Representations of antiquity in film : from Griffith to grindhouse / Kevin M. McGeough.
- Author
- McGeough, Kevin M.
- Publication
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- xiv, 378 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Representations of Antiquity in Film offers an introduction to how the ancient world is represented in film and especially Hollywood cinema. By considering cinematic narrative as well as various elements of film design, McGeough presents a comprehensive overview of the topic designed for students and scholars with varying backgrounds in media studies, archaeology, religious studies, and ancient history"--
- Series Statement
- Discourses in ancient Near Eastern and biblical studies
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-349) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. The importance of popular culture -- Film as history and history as hyperreality -- Epic Egyptian kitsch : historical thinking and statecraft in the cinematic ancient world -- Nero the Nazi and Akhenaten the Lutheran : the presentism of the ancient world on film -- Evil seductresses, feisty housewives, and the temptation of Victor Mature -- The Judean People's Front and Jesus's mod tour bus : musicals and comedies set in the ancient world -- From the arthouse to the grindhouse : the ancient epic subverted -- Gods, monsters, and musclemen -- Cavegirls and the Upper Paleolithic fur bikini -- The new epic : ultraviolence, comic books, and CGI.
- Call Number
- MFL 22-4737
- ISBN
- 9781781799802
- 1781799806
- 9781781799819
- 1781799814
- LCCN
- 2022004296
- 40031312034
- OCLC
- 1285491397
- Author
- McGeough, Kevin M., author.
- Title
- Representations of antiquity in film : from Griffith to grindhouse / Kevin M. McGeough.
- Publisher
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Discourses in ancient Near Eastern and biblical studies
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-349) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: McGeough, Kevin M. Representations of antiquity in film Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2022 9781781799826 (DLC) 2022004297
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40031312034
- Research Call Number
- MFL 22-4737