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: | 978-0-8156-3417-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
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.