Blockbusters and the Ancient World: Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood by Chris Davies

Blockbusters and the Ancient World: Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood

Chris Davies

256 pages hardcover

1 edition

nonfiction art historical history challenging informative medium-paced
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Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing scholarship on the Cold War epics of the 1950s-60s, including Ben-Hur, Spartacus and T...

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