Imperial projections
Subtitle: ancient Rome in modern popular culture
By: edited by Sandra R. Joshel, Margaret Malamud, and Donald T. McGuire, Jr
Contributors: Joshel, Sandra R. 1947-; Malamud, Margaret; McGuire, Donald T
Series: Arethusa books
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Rome -- In motion pictures; Rome -- In literature
Description: The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary culture
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-286) and index
Table of contents: title: Oppositions, anxieties, and ambiguities in the toga movie / William Fitzgerald; title: The Roman empire in American cinema after 1945 / Martin M. Winkler; title: Seeing red : Spartacus as domestic economist / Alison Futrell; title: I, Claudius : projection and imperial soap opera / Sandra R. Joshel; title: "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" : Carry on Cleo and the British camp comedies of ancient Rome / Nicholas J. Cull; title: Brooklyn-on-the-Tiber : Roman comedy on Broadway and in film / Margaret Malamud; title: Serial Romans / Martha Malamud; title: Shared sexualities : Roman soldiers, Derek Jarman's Sebastiane, and British homosexuality / Maria Wyke; title: Living like Romans in Las Vegas : the Roman world at Caesars Palace / Margaret Malamud and Donald T. McGuire, Jr