دانلود کتاب Spartacus: Film and History

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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.

Content:
Chapter One Who Killed the Legend of Spartacus? Production, Censorship, and Reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film (pages 14–55): Duncan L. Cooper
Chapter Two Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: The Historical Meaning of Spartacus (pages 56–64): Duncan L. Cooper
Chapter Three Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: Managing Ideologies of War (pages 65–86): Frederick Ahl
Chapter Four Spartacus: History and Histrionics (pages 87–111): Allen M. Ward
Chapter Five Spartacus, Rebel Against Rome (pages 112–123): C. A. Robinson
Chapter Six Training + Tactics = Roman Battle Success (pages 124–127):
Chapter Seven The Character of Marcus Licinius Crassus (pages 128–143): W. Jeffrey Tatum
Chapter Eight Roman Slavery and the Class Divide: Why Spartacus Lost (pages 144–153): Michael Parenti
Chapter Nine The Holy Cause of Freedom: American Ideals in Spartacus (pages 154–188): Martin M. Winkler
Chapter Ten Spartacus and the Stoic Ideal of Death (pages 189–197): Francisco Javier Tovar Paz
Chapter Eleven “Culturally Significant and Not Just Simple Entertainment”: History and the Marketing of Spartacus (pages 198–232): Martin M. Winkler