Ancient Greece on British TelevisionPaperback, 27 November 2019

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Part of Series
Screening Antiquity
Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Date Published
27 Nov 2019
ISBN-10
1474454658
ISBN-13
9781474454650

Description

Ancient Greece has inspired television producers and captivated viewing audiences in the United Kingdom for over half a century. By examining how and why political, social and cultural narratives of Greece have been constructed through television's distinctive audiovisual languages, and in relation also to its influential sister-medium radio, this volume explores the nature and function of these public engagements with the written and material remains of the Hellenic past.

Through 10 case studies drawn from feature programmes, educational broadcasts, children's animation, theatre play productions, dramatic fiction and documentaries broadcast across the decades, this collection offers wide-ranging insights into the significance of ancient Greece on British television.

Key features and benefits

  • First multi-authored collection of essays on the topic of ancient Greece on television

  • Brings experts from the disciplines of Classics and Media Studies together to offer rigorous examples of how to apply the methodologies of Media Studies to Classical Reception

  • Explores the representation of Ancient Greece across a range of forms, including documentary, television drama, radio, theatre plays, educational television and children's animation

  • Examines the use of mass media forms in formal and informal teaching and learning contexts, and evaluates the role of the academic in broadcasting

  • Investigates institutional production contexts, developing technologies, the use of space and location, style and aesthetics, costume and staging, globalization and localization and audiences

  • Includes an interview with ancient historian Michael Scott and producer-director David Wilson to reflecting particularly on concept to reality

  • Discusses content broadcast on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4

  • Contributors include Anna Foka, Lynn Fotheringham, Peter Golphin, Tony Keen, Sarah Miles, Amanda Potter and John Wyver

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
27 November 2019
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
1474454658
ISBN-13:
9781474454650
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Weight:
430.91 gm

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