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Informationen zum Autor Ruth Scodel is D. R. Shackleton Bailey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Listening to Homer (2002) and Epic Facework: Self-Presentation and Social Interaction in Homer (2008). Anja Bettenworth is Assistant Professor of Latin at the University of Münster. She is the author of Gastmahlszenen in der antiken Epik von Homer bis Claudian. Diachrone Untersuchungen zur Szenentypik (2004). Klappentext * An examination of Sienkiewicz's famous novel about Ancient Rome, Quo Vadis? and the five film adaptations that the book has spawned* Looks at how the different film versions interpret, select from, and modify the novel and the ancient sources on which it is based, adapting it to contemporary social and political pressures and to the particular artistic and commercial goals of each production* Offers an exceptionally clear view of how films have presented ancient Rome and how modern conditions determine its reception Zusammenfassung Whither Quo Vadis? offers an engaging account of how the Roman world and its history are represented in film and the way in which the different adaptations reflect the shifting historical situations and ideological concerns of their own times. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments x 1 Novel and Film 1 2 Adapting the Narrative 16 Sienkiewicz's Novel: Adapting the Story 16 Focalizers, Judgments, and Petronius 22 Petronius as Focal Character 28 Seeing and Mapping Rome 42 3 Gender and Ethnicity 55 Marcus and Lygia 55 Petronius and Eunice 57 Pomponia 61 Gender Roles in Public and Private Life 63 Ethnicity and Gender Roles in the 1985 Version 70 Adaptations in the 2001 Version 80 4 Political Institutions, Political Subtexts 88 Political Implications of the Silent Versions 91 Fascists and Communists: The 1951 and 2001 Films 94 The Complex Allusions of the 1985 Miniseries 97 Foreign Policy in the Films 116 The Military in the 1951 Version 118 The Arrival of Galba 124 5 The Roman People 139 6 Religion and Religious Authority in Quo Vadis? 173 Paganism 173 Judaism 178 Christianity: Ritual, Theology, and Confl ict in Sienkiewicz's Novel 185 Transmitting a Tradition: Sermons in Novel and Film 188 The Representation of the Scriptures 190 Radicals: Crispus 194 Mainstream Christianity: Peter and Paul 200 Conclusion 211 7 Conclusions 219 8 Exkursus: Chilo's Mother 223 A Peculiarity of the German Translations of Quo Vadis? 223 Description of the Films 227 Synopsis of the Novel and the Film Versions of Quo Vadis 230 References 266 Index of Ancient Sources 275 Index of Personal Names 279 Index of Things and Places 285 ...
List of contents
Acknowledgements.
1. Novel and Film.
2. Adapting the narrative.
Sienkiewicz' Novel: adapting the story.
Focalizers, Judgments, and Petronius.
Petronius as focal character.
Seeing and Mapping Rome.
3. Gender and Ethnicity.
Marcus and Lygia.
Petronius and Eunice.
Pomponia.
Gender Roles in Public and Private Life.
Ethnicity and Gender Roles in the 1985 Version.
Adaptations in the 2001 Version.
4. Political Institutions, Political Subtexts.
The Complex Allusions of the 1985 Miniseries.
Foreign Policy in the Films.
The Military in the 1951 Version.
The Arrival of Galba.
5. The Roman People.
6. Religion and Religious Authority in Quo Vadis?.
Paganism.
Judaism.
Christianity: Ritual, Theology, and Conflict in Sienkiewicz' Novel.
The Representation of the Scriptures.
Radicals: Crispus.
Mainstream Christianity: Peter and Paul.
Conclusion.
7. Conclusions.
8. Exkursus: Chilo's Mother: A Peculiarity of the German Translations of Quo Vadis?.
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Synopsis of the Novel and the Film Versions of Quo vadis.
Works Cited.
Index of ancient sources.
Index of names.
Index of things
Report
"Recommended [to] all readers." ( CHOICE , March 2010)
"There is much to admire in this book. It has a clear focusand a good set of questions. It knows its way round the five filmsand around the classical sources, and is prepared to look atbroader issues in relation to the close reading of thefilms." ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review , March 2009)
