Spartacus: Film and History (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Spartacus 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.
Full description- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Published: 22 January 2007
- Format: Hardback 280 pages
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- Categories: Film Theory & Criticism | Individual Film Directors, Film-makers | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9781405131803 ISBN 10: 1405131802
- Sales rank: 975,351
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Full description for Spartacus
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.

