MARTIN M WINKLER

Spartacus

Film and History
Herausgeber: Winkler, Martin M

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stanley Kubrick'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 film'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 filmmakers' original intent than the restoration currently available.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 613g
• ISBN-13: 9781405131803
• ISBN-10: 1405131802
• Artikelnr.: 21716337

Autorenporträt

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collections Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic (Blackwell, 2006), Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004), and Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Plates.

Notes on Contributors.

Introduction (Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

1. Who Killed the Legend of Spartacus? Production, Censorship,and Reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film (Duncan L.Cooper, Independent scholar).

2. Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: The Historical Meaning ofSpartacus (Duncan L. Cooper, Independent scholar).

3. Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: Managing Ideologies ofWar (Frederick Ahl, Cornell University).

4. Spartacus: History and Histrionics (Allen M. Ward, Universityof Connecticut).

5. Spartacus, Rebel Against Rome (C. A. Robinson, Jr).

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

7. The Character of Marcus Licinius Crassus (W. Jeffrey Tatum,Florida State University).

8. Roman Slavery and the Class Divide: Why Spartacus Lost(Michael Parenti).

9. The Holy Cause of Freedom: American Ideals in Spartacus(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

10. Spartacus and the Stoic Ideal of Death (Francisco JavierTovar Paz, University of Extremadura).

11. "Culturally Significant and Not Just SimpleEntertainment": History and the Marketing of Spartacus(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

The Principal Ancient Sources on Spartacus.

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

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

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

4. Livy, Periochae 95-97.

5. Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History2.30.5-6.

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

7. Frontinus, Strategies 1.5.20-22 and 7.6, 2.4.7 and5.34.

8. Orosius, History against the Pagans 5.24.1-8 and18-19.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Boththe range of positions and also the excellent bibliographic notes(especially from Winkler and Ward) provide a fine basis for anystudent to develop their knowledge of the original events, themaking of the movie, or the political and cultural context of thetime." (Art &Archaeology, 2010)

"Like [Winkler's] volumes on Gladiator andTroy, [Spartacus] has fascinating information andimpassioned arguments." (Cineaste, Spring 2009)

"The 11 essays by eight authors examine in depth theiconic classic from a variety of fascinating historical, political,and cinematic perspectives." (Choice)

"I thought i was becoming a little bored with Spartacus until Iread this book ... it made me remember why I found the subject sofascinating in the first place. This volume is invaluable foreveryone interested in epic movies, the Roman Republic, the ColdWar or the process of the appropriation of rebels." (Bryn MawrClassical Review)

"Winkler's Spartacus: Film and History breaksnew ground ... [an] invaluable volume." (New EnglandClassical Journal)

"An outstanding and innovative volume that will be veryuseful to teachers and students of Classics and Cinema."(Classical Outlook)

"As a study of a particular age and country in cinema history,the book does indeed make a contribution." (ScholiaReviews)

"These essays - lively and learned - give new depth to the greatestgladiator film of all time. Historians and film scholars pool theirtalents to show afresh how Kubrick's Spartacus wasmade and what this ancient slave revolt means to us today."
-Natalie Zemon Davis, author of The Return ofMartin Guerre and Slaves on Screen

"Nobody teaching a classics film course and no classics librarycan afford to be without this book. It is a major contribution toour understanding of one of the most popular and important films onthe ancient world. Packed with perceptive analysis and fascinatingfacts, this book approaches Spartacus from a wide variety ofperspectives, and there is admirable depth as well asbreadth."
-Paul Murgatroyd, McMaster University