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1 online resource |
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Introduction: Screening Love & Sex in the Ancient World; M.S. Cyrino -- PART I: SCREENING LOVE AND SEX IN ANCIENT MYTH AND LITERATURE -- G.W. Pabst's Hesiodic Myth of Sex in "Die Buchse der Pandora" (1929); L.F. Garcia, Jr. -- "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955): Pandora and Prometheus in Robert Aldrich's Cinematic Subversion of Spillane; P. James -- Perversions of the Phaeacians: The Gothic Odyssey of "Angels & Insects "(1996); M. Safran -- Woman Trouble: True Love and Homecoming in Pedro Almod̤var's "Volver" (2006); C. Pache -- Sappho and Pocahontas in Terrence Malick's "The New World" (2005); S. Easton -- Soul Fuck: Possession and the Female Body in Antiquity and in Cinema; K. Day -- Ancient Allusions and Modern Anxieties in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers "(1954); C.M. McDonough -- PART II: SCREENING LOVE AND SEX IN ANCIENT HISTORY -- Gorgo at the Limits of Liberation in Zack Snyder's "300" (2006); V. Tomasso -- Oliver Stone's Unmanning of Alexander the Great in "Alexander" (2004); J.B. Pierce -- The Order of Orgies: Sex and the Cinematic Roman; S. Raucci -- Partnership and Love in "Spartacus: Blood and Sand "(2010); A. Augoustakis -- Objects of Desire: Female Gazes and Male Bodies in "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (2010); A.K. Strong -- Glenn Close Channels Theda Bara in "Maxie" (1985): A Chapter in the Social History of the Snake Bra; G.N. Daugherty -- Virility and Licentiousness in "Rome"'s Mark Antony (2005-07); R. Kelly -- Love, Rebellion, and Cleavage: Boadicea's Hammered Breastplate in "The Viking Queen" (1967); A. Futrell -- Subverting Sex and Love in Alejandro Ameǹbar's "Agora" (2009); J. Paul |
| Summary |
This dynamic collection of original essays by leading international film scholars and classicists addresses the provocative representation of sexuality in the ancient world on screen. Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers have returned to the history, mythology, and literature of Greek and Roman antiquity as the ideal site for narratives of erotic adventure and displays of sexual excess. A critical reader on the creative approaches used to screen sexuality in classical settings, contributors utilize case studies from films such as "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955)," Angels & Insects" (1995), and "Alexander" (2004) as well as the television series "Rome" (2005-07) and "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (2010). Featuring contributors such as Antony Augoustakis, Alison Futrell, Paula James, and Corinne Pache, the essays in this collection apply a variety of theoretical perspectives to the role of love and sexuality in screening the ancient world |
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Includes filmography (pages 243-246) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index |
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Publisher supplied information; title not viewed |
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Sex in motion pictures.
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Love in motion pictures.
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Civilization, Ancient, in motion pictures.
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Sex on television.
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Civilization, Ancient, on television.
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Film theory & criticism -- BCE to c 500 CE -- Ancient World.
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Film: styles & genres -- BCE to c 500 CE -- Ancient World.
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Cultural studies -- BCE to c 500 CE -- Ancient World.
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Sociology: sexual relations -- BCE to c 500 CE -- Ancient World.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Performing Arts.
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Civilization, Ancient, in motion pictures
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Civilization, Ancient, on television
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Love in motion pictures
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Sex in motion pictures
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Sex on television
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Historischer Film
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Antike Motiv
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Film
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Liebe Motiv
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Erotik Motiv
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Cyrino, Monica Silveira.
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| ISBN |
9781137299604 |
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1137299606 |
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1299262473 |
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9781299262478 |
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