{"product_id":"the-new-peplum-nicholas-diak-9781476667621","title":"The New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003e Peplum or \"sword-and-sandal\" films--an Italian genre of the late 1950s through the 1960s--featured ancient Greek, Roman and Biblical stories with gladiators, mythological monsters and legendary quests. The new wave of historic epics, known as neo-pepla, is distinctly different, embracing new technologies and storytelling techniques to create an immersive experience unattainable in the earlier films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays explores the neo-peplum phenomenon through a range of topics, including comic book adaptations like \u003ci\u003eHercules\u003c\/i\u003e, the expansion of genre boundaries in \u003ci\u003eJupiter Ascending\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJohn Carter\u003c\/i\u003e, depictions of Romans and slaves in \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCenturion\u003c\/i\u003e as metaphors for America's involvement in the Iraq War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Diak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476667624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476667621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Nicholas Diak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305261318399,"sku":"9781476667621","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bcbe6b2-53a6-4359-9ad1-7fd97f4a765e.jpg?v=1758830402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-peplum-nicholas-diak-9781476667621","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}