Film and the classical epic tradition / Joanna Paul.
Film and the classical epic tradition / Joanna Paul.
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Publisher
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Date
2013.
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G 2014/4019
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Surveying the epic tradition in literature and film -- Homer on the silver screen -- The cinematic Argonautica -- The dynamics of the epic tradition in The fall of the Roman Empire and Gladiator -- Spartacus : identifying a cinematic epic hero -- 'The biggest epic yet" : spectacle and Ben-Hur -- Epi...
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Publisher
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition
1st ed.
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England
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
Paul explores the relationship between films set in the ancient world and the classical epic tradition, arguing that there is a connection between the genres. Through this careful consideration of how epic manifests itself through different periods and cultures, we learn how cinema makes a claim to be a modern vehicle for a very ancient tradition.
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Film and the classical epic tradition / Joanna Paul.
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Classical presences.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-329) and index.
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G 2014/4019
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74VKvbZ8E0DO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvbZ8E0DO
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ISBN
0199542929 (hbk.)
9780199542925 (hbk.)
DDC
791.436583
MMS ID
991021646639702626
