Projecting the Past - Ancient Rome, Cinema and History (Hardcover)



Projecting the Past analyses the ways in which the Hollywood and Italian film industries have resurrected ancient Rome to address present concerns. Through case studies of Spartacus, Cleopatra, Nero and Pompeii, the book explores cinema's use of the past to excavate present issues of nationhood, colonialism, gender and cinema itself.


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Projecting the Past analyses the ways in which the Hollywood and Italian film industries have resurrected ancient Rome to address present concerns. Through case studies of Spartacus, Cleopatra, Nero and Pompeii, the book explores cinema's use of the past to excavate present issues of nationhood, colonialism, gender and cinema itself.

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General

Imprint

Routledge

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

April 1997

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

1997

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

248

ISBN-13

978-0-415-90613-5

Barcode

9780415906135

Categories

LSN

0-415-90613-X



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