Bigger Than Ben-Hur The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences |
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| Editor:
| Ryan, Barbara
Shamir, Milette |
| Contribution by:
| Sinyard, Neil
Shalev, Eran
Gatrall, Jefferson J. A.
Obenzinger, Hilton
Miller, Howard
Slater, Thomas J.
Walsh, Richard
Hark, Ina Rae
Mayer, David
Solomon, Jon |
| Series title: | Television and Popular Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3403-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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First published in 1880, Ben-Hur became a best-seller. For over a century, it has become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a deeply powerful story and monumental experience for some and a defining work of bad taste and false piety for others. Bigger Than "Ben-Hur" to explores its polarizing effect and expands the contexts within which it can be studied.
First published in 1880, Ben-Hur became a best-seller. For over a century, it has become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a deeply powerful story and monumental experience for some and a defining work of bad taste and false piety for others. Bigger Than "Ben-Hur" to explores its polarizing effect and expands the contexts within which it can be studied.