Whither Quo Vadis?: Sienkiewicz's Novel in Film and TelevisionISBN: 978-1-4051-8385-7
Hardcover
304 pages
December 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Explores 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
- Examines how these different versions interpret, select from,
and modify the novel and the ancient sources on which it is
based
- Offers an exceptionally clear view of how films have presented
ancient Rome and how modern conditions determine its
reception
- Looks at rare and archival material which has not previously received close scholarly attention
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