Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: a collection of essays
dissecting four seasons of STARZ Spartacus The figure of Spartacus often
serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political
movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the
centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection
brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four
seasons of the acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television
series STARZ Spartacus (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the
fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and
Classical Reception. STARZ Spartacus uncovers a fascinating range of
topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics,
spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and fan reception.
As the first volume of essays published on the entirety of the STARZ
Spartacus series, this book is a valuable resource for both students and
scholars
eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is
recast for a twenty-first century audience. The first academic volume
looking at various themes of the premium cable TV series Spartacus
Includes original, innovative research in fields of history, politics,
gender, film, fan culture Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from
multiple angles: history, classics, film studies, reception studies,
gender studies, fandom studies
