McGeough/Representations of Antiquity, 5. The Judean People’s Front and Jesus’s Mod Tour Bus

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How to Cite: McGeough, Kevin. The Judean People’s Front and Jesus’s Mod Tour Bus: Musicals and Comedies Set in the Ancient World. Representations of Antiquity in Film - From Griffith to Grindhouse. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 148-175 Jun 2022. ISBN 9781781799819.

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Moving away from the epic tradition, Chapter 5 examines comedic and subversive treatments of the ancient world in film. It discusses vaudeville traditions in comedic musicals about ancient Rome and traces this through to Jesus Christ Superstar. It relates this to British comedic traditions such as the Carry On series and Monty Python’s Life of Brian also discussing American satire in Mel Brooks’ films and more recent attempts (like Meet the Spartans).

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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