History In Review: This Is Sparta! Or Is It?, Grapeshot Issue 2, 2014
An article, “This Is Sparta! Or Is It?” published in Issue 2 Grapeshot, 2014. Continue reading History In Review: This Is Sparta! Or Is It?, Grapeshot Issue 2, 2014
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2014 Historical Genre – Popularity On The Rise
Hi Everyone, The post I wrote about Historical Epics– Films and the Genre has me thinking about all the new films coming out in 2014. There are so many historical films like: Noah (one of many) Pompeii (one of many) Sparta: Rise Of An Empire Hercules: The Legend Begins Atlantis – new TV series And I have to mention Katy Perry’s music video ‘Dark Horse’ depicts Ancient Egypt! There is so much going on with historical mass production, I feel like it is on steroids at the moment. Maybe not the best simile. But I think it has something to … Continue reading 2014 Historical Genre – Popularity On The Rise
Historical Epics – Films and the Genre
When I was growing up, I watched Historical Epic Films such as Spartacus, King of Kings, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Cleopatra, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, and Jason and the Argonauts. And I cannot forget, that whenever I went over my grandfather’s house, we would sit in front of the television and watch video tapes that recorded the TV series of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Xena: The Warrior Princess. I did a unit in my third undergraduate year called, Genre Writing, and I engaged more with the … Continue reading Historical Epics – Films and the Genre
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