The Fall of the Roman Empire

Film and History

Winkler, Martin M. (Herausgeber)

1. Auflage März 2009
352 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-4051-8223-2

John Wiley & Sons

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The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004) and Spartacus: Film and History (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywoods greatest films about Roman history. A critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film The Fall of the Roman Empire, directed by Anthony Mann, from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of view Presents a collection of scholarly essays and classical sources on the period of Roman history that ancient and modern historians have considered to be the turning point toward the eventual fall of Rome Contains a short essay by director Anthony Mann Includes a map of the Roman Empire and film stills, as well as translations of the principal ancient sources, an extensive bibliography, and a chronology of events

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Editors Preface 1. A Critical Appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire: Martin M. Winkler (George Mason University) 2. History, Ancient and Modern, in The Fall of the Roman Empire: Allen M. Ward (the University of Connecticut) 3. Marcus Aurelius: The Empire Over Himself: Diskin Clay (Duke University) 4. Was Commodus Really That Bad?: Eleonora Cavallini (Bologna University) 5. East and West in The Fall of the Roman Empire: Jan Willem Drijvers (the University of Groningen) 6. Empire Demolition: Anthony Mann 7. Excerpts from the American Souvenir Program of The Fall of the Roman Empire 8. Edward Gibbon and The Fall of the Roman Empire: Martin M. Winkler (George Mason University) 9. Fact, Fiction, and the Feeling of History: Martin M. Winkler (George Mason University) 10. Peace and Power in The Fall of the Roman Empire: Ward W. Briggs, Jr. (the University of South Carolina) 11. The Politics of The Fall of the Roman Empire: Peter W. Rose (Miami University) 12. Excerpts from Edward Gibbon Chronology: The Roman Empire at the Time of Marcus Aurelius Bibliography Index

"Useful perspectives and controversial points of discussion." (Scholia Reviews, 2009)
"A comprehensive treatment of an underappreciated film from a variety of critical perspectives" (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2010)
"After reading the book, I reviewed The Fall of the Roman Empire, this time better informed about the director, the history (Roman and cinematic), the political and social issues of the day, details about production, comparison with contemporary and later films, and much more. Viewing the film from this expansive vantage point made for a rich experience."
(Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, July 2011)

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. He is the editor of Gladiator (Blackwell, 2004), Spartacus (Blackwell, 2007) and Troy (Blackwell, 2006) and the author of The Roman Salute (2009) and Cinema and Classical Texts (2009). He has also published numerous articles on Roman literature and filmic retellings of classical and medieval history and myth.

M. M. Winkler, George Mason University, USA