Responses to Oliver Stone''s ''alexander - Film, History, and Cultural Studies

Informationen zum Autor Paul Cartledge is the A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek culture in the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge University, and the Hellenic Parliament Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. He is author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of more than twenty books, including Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past . Fiona Rose Greenland earned a doctorate in classical archaeology as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where she subsequently served as lecturer. She was hired by Oliver Stone in 2003 to provide expertise on Greek art and architecture for Alexander . She is currently pursuing a doctorate in sociology at the University of Michigan. Klappentext In 2004 director Oliver Stone's epic film ""Alexander"" generated a renewed interest in Alexander the Great. The critical response to the film offers a fascinating lesson in the contentious dialogue between historiography and modern entertainment. This book scrutinizes Stone's project from its inception and design to its production and reception. Zusammenfassung In 2004 director Oliver Stone's epic film ""Alexander"" generated a renewed interest in Alexander the Great. The critical response to the film offers a fascinating lesson in the contentious dialogue between historiography and modern entertainment. This book scrutinizes Stone's project from its inception and design to its production and reception.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Greenland Cartledge
• Assisted by: Paul Cartledge (Editor), Chris Freeman (Editor), Fiona Rose Greenland (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2009
• EAN: 9780299232849
• ISBN: 978-0-299-23284-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics; Wisconsin Studies in Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories