STARZ Spartacus : Reimagining an Icon on Screen

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- Episode Listing -- Introduction: Reimagining a New Spartacus -- Part I. Heroes and heroism -- 1 Memories of Storied Heroes -- 2 From Kubrick's Political Icon to T...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- Episode Listing -- Introduction: Reimagining a New Spartacus -- Part I. Heroes and heroism -- 1 Memories of Storied Heroes -- 2 From Kubrick's Political Icon to Television Sex Symbol -- 3 The Life and Death of Gannicus -- 4 A New Crassus as Roman Villain -- Part II. Social spaces -- 5 Upward Mobility in the House of Batiatus -- 6 Social Dynamics and Liminal Spaces -- 7 Building a New Ancient Rome -- Part III. Gender and sexuality -- 8 The Rape of Lucretia -- 9 The Others -- 10 Fan Reactions to Nagron as One True Pairing -- Part IV. Spectacle and violence -- 11 Base Pleasures, Spectacle, and Society -- 12 Draba's Legacy and the Spectacle of Sacrifice -- 13 Violence and Voyeurism in the Arena -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung