Spartacus : film and history / edited by Martin M. Winkler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Winkler, Martin M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spartacus (Motion picture : 1960).

Spartacus, -71 B.C.

Spartacus.

Rome--History--Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

Stanley Kubrickrsquo; s epic film Spartacus has enjoyed iconic status in cinema history and strongly influenced modern perspectives on ancient Rome. This book examines the film from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. The chief ancient sources on the slave revolt led by Spartacus are included in translation. Contributors explore the filmrsquo; s representation of history, the political climate at the time of its making, the history of its production, censorship, and restoration, its place in film history, and its enduring appeal. For the first time, the book offers suggestions for a new version of the film that comes even closer to the filmmakersrsquo; original intent than the restoration currently available.

Contents:

1 Who Killed the Legend of Spartacus? Production, Censorship, and Reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film / Duncan L. Cooper 14

2 Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: The Historical Meaning of Spartacus / Duncan L. Cooper 56

3 Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: Managing Ideologies of War / Frederick Ahl 65

4 Spartacus: History and Histrionics / Allen M. Ward 87

5 Spartacus, Rebel Against Rome / C. A. Robinson, Jr. 112

6 Training + Tactics = Roman Battle Success From Spartacus: The Illustrated Story of the Motion Picture Production 124

7 The Character of Marcus Licinius Crassus / W. Jeffrey Tatum 128

8 Roman Slavery and the Class Divide: Why Spartacus Lost / Michael Parenti 144

9 The Holy Cause of Freedom: American Ideals in Spartacus / Martin M. Winkler 154

10 Spartacus and the Stoic Ideal of Death / Francisco Javier Tovar Paz 189

11 "Culturally Significant and Not Just Simple Entertainment": History and the Marketing of Spartacus / Martin M. Winkler 198

The Principal Ancient Sources on Spartacus 233

1 Plutarch, Crassus 8-11 and Pompey 21.1-2 234

2 Appian, The Civil Wars 1.14.111 and 116-121.1 238

3 Sallust, The Histories 3.96 and 98 (M) = 3.64 and 66 (McG) 241

4 Livy, Periochae 95-97 243

5 Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History 2.30.5-6 243

6 Florus, Epitome of Roman History 2.8 (3.20) 243

7 Frontinus, Strategies 1.5.20-22 and 7.6, 2.4.7 and 5.34 245

8 Orosius, History against the Pagans 5.24.1-8 and 18-19 246.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [248]-259) and index.

ISBN:

1405131802

9781405131803

1405131810

9781405131810

OCLC:

70676512