Jeffrey Richards

Hollywood's Ancient Worlds (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Jeffrey Richards examines the cultural, social, economic and technological circumstances that dictated the rise and decline of each successive cycle of Ancient World epics, from the silent film era, to the "golden age" of the 1950s, right up to the present day (Gladiator, 300, Rome). Analysis reveals that historical films are always as much about the time in which they are made as they are about the time in which they are set. The ancient world is often used to deliver messages to the contemporary audience about the present: hostility to totalitarian regimes both Fascist and Communist, concern at the decline of Christianity, support for the new state of Israel, celebrations of equality and democracy, and concern about changing gender roles. The whole adds up to a fresh look at a body of films that people think they know, but about which they will learn a good deal more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780826435385
• Artikelnr.: 38439650

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster and a leading authority on Victorian popular culture, the Victorian theatre and twentieth century cinema. His study of Henry Irving (Hambledon 2005) was shortlisted for the Theatre History Book Prize. He is a regular reviewer and broadcaster.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword The Ancient World:the Nineteenth Century Context The Birth ofthe
Ancient World epic in the Cinema The 1950s and 1960s:i)the Roman Empire The
1950s and 1960s:ii)the Bible The 1950s and 1960s:iii)Greece and Egypt The
Ancient World Revival Bibliography Index