The novel of neronian Rome and its multimedial transformations : Sienkiewicz's Quo vadis /

This volume explores the historical novel 'Quo Vadis' written by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, examining how he recreated Neronian Rome so vividly and the reasons why his novel was so avidly consumed and reproduced in new editions, translations, visual illustrations, and adaptation...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Wyke, Maria, Wozniak, Monika
Weitere Verfasser:
Wyke, Maria (HerausgeberIn), Wozniak, Monika (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume explores the historical novel 'Quo Vadis' written by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, examining how he recreated Neronian Rome so vividly and the reasons why his novel was so avidly consumed and reproduced in new editions, translations, visual illustrations, and adaptations to the stage and screen.
Umfang:
1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2020.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-263759-2
0-19-190431-7
0-19-263758-4
Schlagworte:
Rome > In literature.
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