Spartacus (eBook)

Film and History

Martin M. Winkler (Herausgeber)

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2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-77726-8 (ISBN)

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This is the first book systematically to analyze Kirk Douglas' and Stanley Kubrick's depiction of the slave revolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives.

• Examines the film's use of ancient sources, the ancient historical contexts, the political significance of the film, the history of its censorship and restoration, and its place in film history.
• Includes the most important passages from ancient authors' reports of the slave revolt in translation.

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collections Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic (Blackwell, 2006), Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004), and Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001).

Inhalt

List of Plates.

Notes on Contributors.

Introduction (Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

1. Who Killed the Legend of Spartacus? Production, Censorship,
and Reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film (Duncan L.
Cooper, Independent scholar).

2. Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: The Historical Meaning of
Spartacus (Duncan L. Cooper, Independent scholar).

3. Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: Managing Ideologies of
War (Frederick Ahl, Cornell University).

4. Spartacus: History and Histrionics (Allen M. Ward, University
of Connecticut).

5. Spartacus, Rebel Against Rome (C. A. Robinson, Jr).

6. Training + Tactics = Roman Battle Success: From Spartacus:
The Illustrated Story of the Motion Picture Production.

7. The Character of Marcus Licinius Crassus (W. Jeffrey Tatum,
Florida State University).

8. Roman Slavery and the Class Divide: Why Spartacus Lost
(Michael Parenti).

9. The Holy Cause of Freedom: American Ideals in Spartacus
(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

10. Spartacus and the Stoic Ideal of Death (Francisco Javier
Tovar Paz, University of Extremadura).

11. "Culturally Significant and Not Just Simple
Entertainment": History and the Marketing of Spartacus
(Martin M. Winkler, George Mason University).

The Principal Ancient Sources on Spartacus.

1. Plutarch, Crassus 8-11 and Pompey 21.1-2.

2. Appian, The Civil Wars 1.14.111 and 116-121.1.

3. Sallust, The Histories 3.96 and 98 (M) = 3.64 and 66
(McG).

4. Livy, Periochae 95-97.

5. Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History
2.30.5-6.

6. Florus, Epitome of Roman History 2.8 (3.20).

7. Frontinus, Strategies 1.5.20-22 and 7.6, 2.4.7 and
5.34.

8. Orosius, History against the Pagans 5.24.1-8 and
18-19.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

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the range of positions and also the excellent bibliographic notes
(especially from Winkler and Ward) provide a fine basis for any
student to develop their knowledge of the original events, the
making of the movie, or the political and cultural context of the
time." (Art &
Archaeology, 2010)

"Like [Winkler's] volumes on Gladiator and
Troy, [Spartacus] has fascinating information and
impassioned arguments." (Cineaste, Spring 2009)

"The 11 essays by eight authors examine in depth the
iconic classic from a variety of fascinating historical, political,
and cinematic perspectives." (Choice)

"I thought i was becoming a little bored with Spartacus until I
read this book ... it made me remember why I found the subject so
fascinating in the first place. This volume is invaluable for
everyone interested in epic movies, the Roman Republic, the Cold
War or the process of the appropriation of rebels." (Bryn Mawr
Classical Review)

"Winkler's Spartacus: Film and History breaks
new ground ... [an] invaluable volume." (New England
Classical Journal)

"An outstanding and innovative volume that will be very
useful to teachers and students of Classics and Cinema."
(Classical Outlook)

"As a study of a particular age and country in cinema history,
the book does indeed make a contribution." (Scholia
Reviews)

"These essays - lively and learned - give new depth to the greatest
gladiator film of all time. Historians and film scholars pool their
talents to show afresh how Kubrick's Spartacus was
made and what this ancient slave revolt means to us today."

-Natalie Zemon Davis, author of The Return of
Martin Guerre and Slaves on Screen

"Nobody teaching a classics film course and no classics library
can afford to be without this book. It is a major contribution to
our understanding of one of the most popular and important films on
the ancient world. Packed with perceptive analysis and fascinating
facts, this book approaches Spartacus from a wide variety of
perspectives, and there is admirable depth as well as
breadth."

-Paul Murgatroyd, McMaster University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Ancient • ancient sources • Book • CHIEF • cinema history • Classical Studies • Communication & Media Studies • contributors • Different • Epic film • Film • Historical • History • Humanistische Studien • iconic • Kommunikation u. Medienforschung • LED • Media Criticism • Medienkritik • Modern • Perspectives • Reception of the Ancient World • Representation • Revolt • Rezeption der Antike • Rome • Slave • Spartacus • Stanley Kubricks • Status • Translation
• ISBN-10: 0-470-77726-5 / 0470777265
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-77726-8 / 9780470777268