Starz Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen

ISBN-13: 9781474432566 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 268 str.

Antony Augoustakis; Monica Cyrino

Opis

Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: a collection of essays dissecting four seasons of STARZ Spartacus

Spis treści

Series Editors’ Preface
Editors’ Acknowledgments
Contributors
List of Illustrations
Episode Listing
Introduction: Reimagining A New Spartacus, Antony Augoustakis and Monica S. Cyrino
Part I: Heroes and Heroism
1. Memories of Storied Heroes, Alison Futrell
2. From Kubrick’s Political Icon to Television Sex Symbol, Nuno Simões Rodrigues
3. The Life and Death of Gannicus, Juliette Harrisson
4. A New Crassus as Roman Villain, Gregory N. Daugherty
Part II: Social Spaces
5. Upward Mobility in the House of Batiatus, Monica S. Cyrino
6. Social Dynamics and Liminal Spaces, Stacie Raucci
7. Building a New Ancient World, Lisa Maurice?
Part III: Gender and Sexuality
8. The Rape of Lucretia, Anise K. Strong
9. The Others, Antony Augoustakis
10. Fan Reactions to Nagron as One True Pairing, Amanda Potter
Part IV: Spectacle and Violence
11. Base Pleasures, Spectacle, and Society, Alex McAuley
12. Draba’s Legacy and the Spectacle of Sacrifice, Meredith D. Prince
13. Violence and Voyeurism in the Arena, Hunter H. Gardner and Amanda Potter
Filmography
Bibliography
Index