Imperial projections : ancient Rome in modern popular culture / edited by Sandra R. Joshel, Margaret Malamud, and Donald T. McGuire, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joshel, Sandra R. (Sandra Rae), 1947-

Malamud, Margaret.

McGuire, Donald T.

Series:

Arethusa books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--In motion pictures.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Rome--In literature.

Physical Description:

viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Summary:

The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary culture.

Contents:

1 Oppositions, Anxieties, and Ambiguities in the Toga Movie / William Fitzgerald 23

2 The Roman Empire in American Cinema after 1945 / Martin M. Winkler 50

3 Seeing Red: Spartacus as Domestic Economist / Alison Futrell 77

4 I, Claudius: Projection and Imperial Soap Opera / Sandra R. Joshel 119

5 "Infamy! Infamy! They've All Got It in for Me!": Carry On Cleo and the British Camp Comedies of Ancient Rome / Nicholas J. Cull 162

6 Brooklyn-on-the-Tiber: Roman Comedy on Broadway and in Film / Margaret Malamud 191

7 Serial Romans / Martha Malamud 209

8 Shared Sexualities: Roman Soldiers, Derek Jarman's Sebastiane, and British Homosexuality / Maria Wyke 229

9 Living like Romans in Las Vegas: The Roman World at Caesars Palace / Margaret Malamud, Donald T. McGuire, Jr. 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

0801867428

OCLC:

45668863