{"product_id":"9781350330108","title":"Spectacular Dead Staging Death in Classical Antiquity","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpectacular Dead\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStaging Death in Classical Antiquity\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMario Erasmo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath ritual in Classical antiquity contained inherent elements of theatricality that involved performing participants and multiple layers of viewing in distinct phases, both private and public, centered upon a corpse. Even the moment of death could be staged, most notably in the arena as combat or execution. Today, modern reenactments of deaths such as Christ's or Caesar's perpetuate this theatricality. The resultant corpse is then at the center of an audience's attention: during preparation for burial, on display at a wake, at the funeral, in procession, and finally at disposal. Commemorative monuments and rituals extend the identity of the dead and an audience's focus on them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the various stagings of death and the dead in Classical antiquity and their reception: how the ancient dead are staged and viewed as objects of the audience's gaze in funerary ritual and commemoration; executions; amphitheatre and spectacle entertainment; fatal charades; super-human feats, and museum exhibitions in which the actual dead replace artistic representations, ancient and Neoclassical, of the dead and dying as art. These performances, ancient and modern, by the dead have sated bloodlust, instilled fear, and stirred the curiosity of captive audiences. The corpse is the show!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMario Erasmo\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia, USA. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Death in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022), and the author of \u003ci\u003eReading Death in Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (rev. 2020); \u003ci\u003eDeath: Antiquity and its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012); \u003ci\u003eRoman Tragedy: Theatre to Theatricality\u003c\/i\u003e (rev. 2009); and \u003ci\u003eArchaic Latin Verse (rev. 2004). \u003c\/i\u003eHis\u003ci\u003e Strolling Through Rome: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City (rev. 2019) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStrolling Through Florence: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Renaissance City\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) guide visitors step-by-step through the historic eras and areas of Italy's most culturally rich cities.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350330108\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334670958732,"sku":"9781350330108","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e101aed8-4bf6-477a-9ade-8eff1d887d82.jpg?v=1788029221","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350330108","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}