{"product_id":"9781405116848","title":"Big Screen Rome","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBig Screen Rome\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMonica Silveira Cyrino\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Screen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003e is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first systematic survey of the most important and popular recent films about Roman antiquity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how cinema explores, reinvents and celebrates the spectacle of ancient Rome.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilms discussed in depth include Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and Terry Jones's Monty Python's Life of Brian.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributes to discussions about the ongoing relevance of the classical world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how contemporary film-makers use recreations of ancient history as commentaries on contemporary society.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured in a way that makes it suitable for course use, and features issues for discussion and analysis, and reference to further bibliographic resources.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an energetic and engaging style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMonica Silveira Cyrino\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Pandora’s Jar: Lovesickness in Early Greek Poetry \u003c\/i\u003e(1995) and a contributor to Martin Winkler’s \u003ci\u003eGladiator: Film and History\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2004). She has appeared as an academic consultant on the television show “History vs. Hollywood” on \u003ci\u003eThe History Channel\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the American Philological Association’s national teaching award in classics (1998-99).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 December 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405116848\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378834206860,"sku":"9781405116848","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405116848.jpg?v=1780109585","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405116848","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}