Overview
- Substantial contribution to popular culture research
- Interdisciplinary and intermedial treatment of the topic
- First volume on the subject
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume deals with the American production "Spartacus" and the British-American-Italian co-production Rome. In the examination of the present, a turn to Greek or Roman antiquity can be observed again and again. To find there the roots of Western society for politics, economics or philosophy, or to derive comparative arguments for expansionist efforts or decline, is not just part of the rhetorical commonplace. So it is not surprising that the TV series format also takes up this period. Whereas in Rome the attempt is made to work through the historical guidelines in great detail, in Spartacus, apart from the rough sketch of the plot, one can speak of a far-reaching neglect of the historical situation. From a (media) ethical perspective, specific approaches to responsibility, the transmission of values, loyalty, education, self-discipline, and religion can be identified in the series, which can be interpreted as self-statements of the present or the producers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Thomas Wilke is Professor of Cultural Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Living and Dying in the Roman Republic
Book Subtitle: The Series Spartacus and its Cinematic Examination of Freedom, Violence and Identity
Authors: Thomas Wilke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38870-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-38869-0Published: 21 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-38870-6Published: 20 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 144
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations
Topics: Media Research, Media Sociology, History, general