Are you not entertained?Ã â Â These are the prophetic words of Gladiator's Maximus Decimus Meridius, signifying that a new era of sword and sandal films and television shows that began in the 1990s, had officially arrived. This collection of essays examines the neo-peplum phenomenon, taking a critical look at a variety of topics.
Are you not entertained?Ã â Â These are the prophetic words of Gladiator's Maximus Decimus Meridius, signifying that a new era of sword and sandal films and television shows that began in the 1990s, had officially arrived. This collection of essays examines the neo-peplum phenomenon, taking a critical look at a variety of topics.
Nicholas Diak is a pop culture scholar specializing in Italian spy films, post-industrial and synthwave music, and the works of H.P. Lovecraft. He has contributed essays, editorials and reviews to a variety of books, journals, and pop culture websites. He lives in Glendale, Arizona.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword (David R. Coon) Introduction (Nicholas Diak) Part One: Crossing the Rubicon: Expanding the Neo-Peplum Boundaries Adapting to New Spaces: Swords and Planets and the Neo-Peplum (Paul Johnson) Hercules: Transmedia Superhero Mythology (Djoymi Baker) From Crowds to Swarms: Movement and Bodies in Neo-Peplum Films (Kevin M. Flanagan) Part Two: Wisdom from the Gods: Mythological Adaptations There Are No Boundaries for Our Boats: Vikings and the Westernization of the Norse Saga (Steve Nash) Sounds of Swords and Sandals: Music in Neo-Peplum BBC Television Docudramas (Nick Poulakis) Hercules, Xena and Genre: The Methodology Behind the Mashup (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Part Three: The "Glory" of Rome: Depictions of the Empire Male Nudity, Violence and the Disruption of Voyeuristic Pleasure in Starz's Spartacus (Hannah Mueller) Sex, Lies and Denarii: Roman Depravity and Oppression in Starz's Spartacus (Jerry B. Pierce) In the Green Zone with the Ninth Legion: The Post-Iraq Roman Film (Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.) Part Four: Sculpted in Marble: Gender and Representation Laughing at the Body: The Imitation of Masculinity in Peplum Parody Films (Tatiana Prorokova) Queering the Quest: Neo-Peplum and the Neo-Femme in Xena: Warrior Princess (Haydee Smith) Afterword (Steven L. Sears) About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword (David R. Coon) Introduction (Nicholas Diak) Part One: Crossing the Rubicon: Expanding the Neo-Peplum Boundaries Adapting to New Spaces: Swords and Planets and the Neo-Peplum (Paul Johnson) Hercules: Transmedia Superhero Mythology (Djoymi Baker) From Crowds to Swarms: Movement and Bodies in Neo-Peplum Films (Kevin M. Flanagan) Part Two: Wisdom from the Gods: Mythological Adaptations There Are No Boundaries for Our Boats: Vikings and the Westernization of the Norse Saga (Steve Nash) Sounds of Swords and Sandals: Music in Neo-Peplum BBC Television Docudramas (Nick Poulakis) Hercules, Xena and Genre: The Methodology Behind the Mashup (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Part Three: The "Glory" of Rome: Depictions of the Empire Male Nudity, Violence and the Disruption of Voyeuristic Pleasure in Starz's Spartacus (Hannah Mueller) Sex, Lies and Denarii: Roman Depravity and Oppression in Starz's Spartacus (Jerry B. Pierce) In the Green Zone with the Ninth Legion: The Post-Iraq Roman Film (Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.) Part Four: Sculpted in Marble: Gender and Representation Laughing at the Body: The Imitation of Masculinity in Peplum Parody Films (Tatiana Prorokova) Queering the Quest: Neo-Peplum and the Neo-Femme in Xena: Warrior Princess (Haydee Smith) Afterword (Steven L. Sears) About the Contributors Index
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