The phenomenal success of the recent film Gladiator ensures that ancient Rome will continue to inspire moviemakers and attract audiences as it has done since the dawn of cinema. Indeed, the creators of popular culture have so often appropriated elements of Roman history and society for films and television programs, novels and comic books, advertising and computer games that most people's knowledge of ancient Rome derives from these representations. In Imperial Projections, scholars from a variety of fields--classics, history, film studies, and gender theory--provide an...
The phenomenal success of the recent film Gladiator ensures that ancient Rome will continue to inspire moviemakers and attract audiences as ...
Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and its history.
Places America's response to Rome in a historical context, from the Revolutionary era to the present
Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing, architecture, theatre, painting, World's Fairs and Expositions, and film
Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographs and figures
Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and ...
A new wave of research in black classicism has emerged in the 21st century that explores the role played by the classics in the larger cultural traditions of black America, Africa and the Caribbean. Addressing a gap in this scholarship, Margaret Malamud investigates why and how advocates for abolition and black civil rights (both black and white) deployed their knowledge of classical literature and history in their struggle for black liberty and equality in the United States. African Americans boldly staked their own claims to the classical world: they deployed texts, ideas and images of...
A new wave of research in black classicism has emerged in the 21st century that explores the role played by the classics in the larger cultural tradit...
