Magerstädt TV antiquity

Swords, sandals, blood and sand
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5261-0007-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: The Television Series

This is the first comprehensive overview of Greek and Roman historical dramas on television. It traces the development of fictional representations of antiquity from the 1950s to the present, exploring how broader cultural, political and economic issues have influenced the representation of antiquity on television.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magerstädt, Sylvie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The ancient world as serial television drama
Part II: Pepla and politics: the emergence of a television genre (1960s)
Case study 1: The Caesars (1968)
Case study 2: L’Odissea/The Odyssey (1968)
Part III: Costumes and censorship: the BBC’s Roman Empire (1970s)
Case study 3: I, Claudius (1976)
Case study 4: The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)
Part IV: Cult and kitsch: Greco-Roman myths on American television (1980-90s)
Case study 5: The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Case study 6: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-99)
Part V: Expanse and spectacle: the postmillennial revival of a genre
Case study 7: Rome (2005-07)
Case study 8: Spartacus (2010-13)
Conclusion: what is the future of TV-antiquity?
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sylvie Magerstädt is Principal Lecturer in Media Cultures at the University of Hertfordshire