McGeough/Representations of Antiquity, 3. Nero the Nazi and Akhenaten the Lutheran

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How to Cite: McGeough, Kevin. Nero the Nazi and Akhenaten the Lutheran: The Presentism of the Ancient World on Film. Representations of Antiquity in Film - From Griffith to Grindhouse. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 85-120 Jun 2022. ISBN 9781781799819.

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The third and fourth chapters deal with the kinds of arguments about the present that are embedded in historical fiction presented on film. Chapter 3 is most concerned with politics and statecraft, exploring how messages about fascism, communism, Christianity and McCarthysim have been presented, both overtly and covertly, intentionally and unintentionally.

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  • container title
    Representations of Antiquity in Film: From Griffith to Grindhouse
  • creator
    Kevin M. McGeough
  • isbn
    9781781799826 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights holder
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Discourses in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Studies
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781799826