{"product_id":"designs-on-the-past-lloyd-llewellyn-jones-9780748675630","title":"Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows how Hollywood carefully and skilfully \u003ci\u003ecreated\u003c\/i\u003e the popular modern perception of the ancient world. He analyses how producers, art directors, costumiers, publicity agents, movie stars, and inevitably, 'a cast of thousands' literally designed and crafted the ancient world from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis lively book offers a technical as well as a theoretical guide to a much-neglected area of film studies and reception studies that will appeal to anyone working in these disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is the first study of the mechanisms and ideologies behind the making of epic movies in Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLavishly illustrated including rare and fascinating marketing material and production stills produced by Hollywood at the time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the casting and consequences of movie stars in historical roles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSets a new agenda for exploring the relationship between history and film and between history and visual culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748675639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748675630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44411000586495,"sku":"9780748675630","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_804b7191-31f2-4aeb-8ad0-51b6ab10b080.jpg?v=1697538578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/designs-on-the-past-lloyd-llewellyn-jones-9780748675630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}