Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen: Myth versus Reality

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1. Contents No access
2. Illustrations No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Foreword No access
5. Introduction No access
Chapter One. The Early Years of Cinema: Film’s First Forays into the Roman World No access Pages 1 - 30
Chapter Two. The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Ancient Epic No access Pages 31 - 72
Chapter Three. The Early 1960s: The Ancient Epic Veers into Cliché and Hits an Indulgent Pinnacle No access Pages 73 - 108
Chapter Four. The Late 1960s through the 1980s: Searching for a New Direction—Parody, Porn, Plays, and TV No access Pages 109 - 148
Chapter Five. The Twenty-First Century: The Ancient Epic Gets Revived and Updated for a New Millennium No access Pages 149 - 206
Notes No access Pages 207 - 212
Select Bibliography No access Pages 213 - 216
Index No access Pages 217 - 234
About the Authors No access Pages 235 - 236