Imperial Projections: Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture (Arethusa Books)

Rating:
Summary: Demostrates what it studies!
Review: In addition to a great introduction, there each of these nine chapters offers a unique and fairly detailed analysis of the Roman Empire in popular culture today. This ranges from the common commentary on "Spartacus" to the unusual look at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas today. The filmography includes both well-known and lesser known movies, especially for American audiences who may not be fully aware of what has been going on in Britain even though it does influence the colonies today. The listing on this Amazon.com entry includes the names and authors of the chapters so I won't waste space by repeating them. Oddly for a collection, I believe that if any article is less than the others it would be the first and the final which really could use more basic definitions and most gusty analysis. All in all, I was pleased with each article's scholarship and presentation. I think a layperson could understand most of these articles and the academic can find a lot to argue for or against.

Rating:
Summary: Demostrates what it studies!
Review: In addition to a great introduction, there each of these nine chapters offers a unique and fairly detailed analysis of the Roman Empire in popular culture today. This ranges from the common commentary on "Spartacus" to the unusual look at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas today. The filmography includes both well-known and lesser known movies, especially for American audiences who may not be fully aware of what has been going on in Britain even though it does influence the colonies today. The listing on this Amazon.com entry includes the names and authors of the chapters so I won't waste space by repeating them. Oddly for a collection, I believe that if any article is less than the others it would be the first and the final which really could use more basic definitions and most gusty analysis. All in all, I was pleased with each article's scholarship and presentation. I think a layperson could understand most of these articles and the academic can find a lot to argue for or against.