Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: the figure of Spartacus frequently serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different media. With its visually excessive style of graphic sex and CGI-enhanced violence, the four seasons of the premium cable television series STARZ Spartacus tells the story of the historical Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republican army from 73 to 71 BC. STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen is the first scholarly volume to explore the entirety of this critically acclaimed and commercially successful drama series. This new volume brings together pioneering and provocative essays written by an international cast of leading classical scholars and experienced media critics. Turning a sharp eye on the series' historical framework, visual and narrative style, thematic overtones, and interaction with contemporary popular culture, this volume also engages with the authenticity of the production and considers its place in the tradition of epic films and television series set in ancient Rome. At once both erudite and entertaining, STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen is an invaluable resource for both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century audience.
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In 1960 Kirk Douglas' Spartacus was directed toward the liberal values of its middle class audience. The contributors to this volume ably show in their analyses how half a century later both producers and viewers of STARZ Spartacus have become significantly more disparate in their aspirations, whether political or sexual. * Arthur J. Pomeroy, Victoria University of Wellington * It remains to be noted that the present collection taps wonderfully into the ever-expanding series of works that deal with the reception of the ancient world in film and television. (translated from German) -- Eugen Sonnenberg, Universitaet Trier * Thersites *
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22 black and white illustrations
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978-1-4744-0784-7 (9781474407847)
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Antony Augoustakis is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. His research focuses on Imperial Latin literature of the first century CE, especially the role of gender and the representation of death and ritual in epic poetry. He has also published several book chapters on the representation of classical antiquity on film and television. He is the editor of Classical Journal. Monica S. Cyrino is Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico. Her scholarly research centers on the reception of the ancient world on screen. She has published numerous books and articles and often gives lectures around the world on the representation of classical antiquity on film and television. She has served as an academic consultant on several recent film and television productions.
Herausgeber*in
Professor of ClassicsUniversity of Illinois
Professor of ClassicsUniversity of New Mexico
Series Editors' PrefaceEditors' AcknowledgmentsContributorsList of IllustrationsEpisode ListingIntroduction: Reimagining A New Spartacus, Antony Augoustakis and Monica S. CyrinoPart I: Heroes and Heroism1. Memories of Storied Heroes, Alison Futrell2. From Kubrick's Political Icon to Television Sex Symbol, Nuno Simoes Rodrigues3. The Life and Death of Gannicus, Juliette Harrisson4. A New Crassus as Roman Villain, Gregory N. DaughertyPart II: Social Spaces5. Upward Mobility in the House of Batiatus, Monica S. Cyrino6. Social Dynamics and Liminal Spaces, Stacie Raucci7. Building a New Ancient World, Lisa Maurice?Part III: Gender and Sexuality8. The Rape of Lucretia, Anise K. Strong9. The Others, Antony Augoustakis10. Fan Reactions to Nagron as One True Pairing, Amanda PotterPart IV: Spectacle and Violence11. Base Pleasures, Spectacle, and Society, Alex McAuley12. Draba's Legacy and the Spectacle of Sacrifice, Meredith D. Prince13. Violence and Voyeurism in the Arena, Hunter H. Gardner and Amanda PotterFilmographyBibliographyIndex
