{"product_id":"9781405183857","title":"Whither Quo Vadis? Sienkiewicz's Novel in Film and Television","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhither Quo Vadis?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSienkiewicz's Novel in Film and Television\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRuth Scodel | Anja Bettenworth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhither Quo Vadis?\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores five surviving film adaptations – Guazzoni's of 1912; D'Annunzio\/Jacoby of 1925; Mervyn LeRoy's of 1951; the Italian TV mini-series of 1985 by Franco Rossi; and Kawalerowicz's 2001 Polish version\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines how these different versions interpret, select from, and modify the novel and the ancient sources on which it is based\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an exceptionally clear view of how films have presented ancient Rome and how modern conditions determine its reception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at rare and archival material which has not previously received close scholarly attention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRuth Scodel\u003c\/b\u003e is D. R. Shackleton Bailey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eListening to Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eEpic Facework: Self-Presentation and Social Interaction in Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnja Bettenworth\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Latin at the University of Münster. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGastmahlszenen in der antiken Epik von Homer bis Claudian. Diachrone Untersuchungen zur Szenentypik\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 December 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405183857\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\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314402652300,"sku":"9781405183857","price":117.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405183857.jpg?v=1780163331","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405183857","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}