Hollywood's Ancient Worlds

Author:   Jeffrey Richards (Lancaster University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781847250070


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 July 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jeffrey Richards (Lancaster University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hambledon Continuum
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781847250070


ISBN 10:   1847250076
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 July 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

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

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'...especially good on where these films come from, blending the history of art, theatre and cinematography with a lightness of touch that brings a serious message to the anecdotal...' History Today, 01 January 09 --Sanford Lakoff


'...especially good on where these films come from, blending the history of art, theatre and cinematography with a lightness of touch that brings a serious message to the anecdotal...' History Today, 01 January 09 --Sanford Lakoff 'a serious exploration of the cinematic epic.' Times Higher Education - Book of the Week, 29 September, 2008--Sanford Lakoff Hollywood's Ancient Worlds never loses sight of the contemporary sub-texts. Richards judiciously separates the Roman, Biblical and Greek or Egyptian sagas into discrete chapters for his examination of the genre's Technicolored, widescreen, stereophonic hayday, the 1950's and 1960's...Richards has produced a fine book on screen recreations of republics and empires long vanished. His final chapter is an excellent, extensive account of the 'Ancient World revival', reaching as far back as the 1970's. the drouth, 2009 'a serious exploration of the cinematic epic.'Times Higher Education - Book of the Week, 29 September, 2008--, Mention Book News, February 2009 Mention --Book News, February 2009 'Hollywood's Ancient Worlds is the first serious scholarly treatment of its topic. It's packed with information, as befits the product of a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster who specializes in Victorian theatre and 20th Century cinema. Richards has also produced a jargon-free book which is fun to read and maintains a sense of proportion about the films he discusses.' -Popmatters.com 'Unlinke many a film book these days, this one speaks with authority and is supported by extensive footnoting ... Written with verve and a wealth of detail ... Hollywood's Ancient Worlds is a pleasure to read and worth the investment.' - Bright Lights Film Journal Hollywood's Ancient Worlds tells the history of the Ancient World epics from the ... screen. ... Richards clearly knows these films backwards, and ... those with an even passing interest in the ... movies will find much to entertain .. - Ham & High The best work on a film genre I have read for years. The Veteran Mention -Book News, February 2009 From Ben-Hur and Spartacus to Gladiator and Alexander, Richards shows how depictions of the ancient world say more about their own time than the loincloths suggest A four out of five star rating Empire Online, October 2008


Hollywood's Ancient Worlds tells the history of the Ancient World epics from the ... screen. ... Richards clearly knows these films backwards, and ... those with an even passing interest in the ... movies will find much to entertain .. - Ham & High The best work on a film genre I have read for years. The Veteran Mention -Book News, February 2009 'Unlinke many a film book these days, this one speaks with authority and is supported by extensive footnoting ... Written with verve and a wealth of detail ... Hollywood's Ancient Worlds is a pleasure to read and worth the investment.' - Bright Lights Film Journal 'Hollywood's Ancient Worlds is the first serious scholarly treatment of its topic. It's packed with information, as befits the product of a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster who specializes in Victorian theatre and 20th Century cinema. Richards has also produced a jargon-free book which is fun to read and maintains a sense of proportion about the films he discusses.' -Popmatters.com Mention --Book News, February 2009 Mention Book News, February 2009 'a serious exploration of the cinematic epic.'Times Higher Education - Book of the Week, 29 September, 2008--, Hollywood's Ancient Worlds never loses sight of the contemporary sub-texts. Richards judiciously separates the Roman, Biblical and Greek or Egyptian sagas into discrete chapters for his examination of the genre's Technicolored, widescreen, stereophonic hayday, the 1950's and 1960's...Richards has produced a fine book on screen recreations of republics and empires long vanished. His final chapter is an excellent, extensive account of the 'Ancient World revival', reaching as far back as the 1970's. the drouth, 2009 'a serious exploration of the cinematic epic.' Times Higher Education - Book of the Week, 29 September, 2008--Sanford Lakoff '...especially good on where these films come from, blending the history of art, theatre and cinematography with a lightness of touch that brings a serious message to the anecdotal...' History Today, 01 January 09 --Sanford Lakoff From Ben-Hur and Spartacus to Gladiator and Alexander, Richards shows how depictions of the ancient world say more about their own time than the loincloths suggest A four out of five star rating Empire Online, October 2008


'...especially good on where these films come from, blending the history of art, theatre and cinematography with a lightness of touch that brings a serious message to the anecdotal...' History Today, 01 January 09 --,


'Hollywood's Ancient Worlds is the first serious scholarly treatment of its topic. It's packed with information, as befits the product of a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster who specializes in Victorian theatre and 20th Century cinema. Richards has also produced a jargon-free book which is fun to read and maintains a sense of proportion about the films he discusses.' -Popmatters.com


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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.

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