STARZ Spartacus : reimagining an icon on screen / edited by Antony Augoustakis, Monica Cyrino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augoustakis, Antony, Author.

Contributor:

Augoustakis, Antony, editor.

Cyrino, Monica, editor.

Series:

Screening antiquity.

Screening antiquity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spartacus, -71 B.C--On television.

Spartacus.

Spartacus (Television program : 2010-2013).

Spartacus,--71 B.C.-On television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: a collection of essays dissecting four seasons of STARZ Spartacus.<p>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. </p><p>STARZ Spartacus uncovers a fascinating range of topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics, spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and fan reception. As the first volume of essays published on the entirety of the STARZ Spartacus series, this book is a valuable resource for both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century audience.</p><ul><li>The first academic volume looking at various themes of the premium cable TV series Spartacus</li><li>Includes original, innovative research in fields of history, politics, gender, film, fan culture </li><li>Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from multiple angles: history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies, fandom studies </li></ul>

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Editors’ Preface

Editors’ Acknowledgments

Contributors

List of Illustrations

Episode Listing

Introduction: Reimagining a New Spartacus

Part I. Heroes and heroism

1 Memories of Storied Heroes

2 From Kubrick’s Political Icon to Television Sex Symbol

3 The Life and Death of Gannicus

4 A New Crassus as Roman Villain

Part II. Social spaces

5 Upward Mobility in the House of Batiatus

6 Social Dynamics and Liminal Spaces

7 Building a New Ancient Rome

Part III. Gender and sexuality

8 The Rape of Lucretia

9 The Others

10 Fan Reactions to Nagron as One True Pairing

Part IV. Spectacle and violence

11 Base Pleasures, Spectacle, and Society

12 Draba’s Legacy and the Spectacle of Sacrifice

13 Violence and Voyeurism in the Arena

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 May 2017).

Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-0786-2

1-4744-3098-8

1-4744-0785-4

OCLC:

1301547423