The ancient world in the cinema /
Solomon, Jon, 1950-
The ancient world in the cinema / Jon Solomon. - Rev. and expanded ed. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001. - xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-337) and index.
Machine generated contents note: One Mnemosyne: A Survey of the Genre i -- Two Clio: Greek and Roman History 37 -- Three Calliope: GreekandRoman Mythology loi -- Four Polyhymnia: The Old Testament 133 -- Five E rato: The NewTestament andTales of the Christ 177 -- Six Euterpe: Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and the Ancient Orient 225 -- Seven Melpomene: AncientTragedyand TheSatyricon 259 -- Eight Thalia: AncientComedyand SatirizedAncients 283 -- Nine Terpsichore:The Musceman Epics 307 -- piloglue 325 -- Appendix 1. Chronology of Greco-Roman History in Film 327 -- Appendix 2. Films ofthe Old Testament 330 -- Notes 333 -- Selected Bibliography 335.
0300083351 (alk. paper) 0300083378 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Historical films--History and criticism.
Civilization, Ancient, in motion pictures.
Cine histórico.
Cine--Temas, motivos--Historia.
20150300
PN 1995.9 / S689a 2001
791.43/658
The ancient world in the cinema / Jon Solomon. - Rev. and expanded ed. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001. - xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-337) and index.
Machine generated contents note: One Mnemosyne: A Survey of the Genre i -- Two Clio: Greek and Roman History 37 -- Three Calliope: GreekandRoman Mythology loi -- Four Polyhymnia: The Old Testament 133 -- Five E rato: The NewTestament andTales of the Christ 177 -- Six Euterpe: Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and the Ancient Orient 225 -- Seven Melpomene: AncientTragedyand TheSatyricon 259 -- Eight Thalia: AncientComedyand SatirizedAncients 283 -- Nine Terpsichore:The Musceman Epics 307 -- piloglue 325 -- Appendix 1. Chronology of Greco-Roman History in Film 327 -- Appendix 2. Films ofthe Old Testament 330 -- Notes 333 -- Selected Bibliography 335.
0300083351 (alk. paper) 0300083378 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Historical films--History and criticism.
Civilization, Ancient, in motion pictures.
Cine histórico.
Cine--Temas, motivos--Historia.
20150300
PN 1995.9 / S689a 2001
791.43/658