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  Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History (New Ancient World) (Paperback) By (author) Maria Wyke

  

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  Short Description for Projecting the Past This volume analyzes the ways in which the Hollywood and Italian film industries have resurrected ancient Rome to address present concerns. Through case studies, the book explores cinema's use of the past to excavate present issues of nationhood, colonialism, gender and cinema itself.
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  • Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
  • Published: 05 June 1997
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages
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  • Categories: Films, Cinema | Film Theory & Criticism | Sociology & Anthropology | Cinema Industry | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
  • ISBN 13: 9780415906142 ISBN 10: 0415906148
  • Sales rank: 563,188

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Full description for Projecting the Past

• Projecting the Past analyses the ways in which the Hollywood and Italian film industries have resurrected ancient Rome to address present concerns. Through the 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.