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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 Sienkiewicz 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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woźniak, Monika
Other Authors: Wyke, Maria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2021.
Series:Classical Presences Ser.
Subjects:
Sienkiewicz, Henryk, > 1846-1916. > Quo vadis?
Sienkiewicz, Henryk, > 1846-1916 > Adaptations.
Sienkiewicz, Henryk, > 1846-1916
Quo vadis? (Sienkiewicz, Henryk)
Christian literature.
Rome > In literature.
Rome > In motion pictures.
Littérature chrétienne.
Christian literature
Motion pictures
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
Adaptations
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume explores the historical novel Quo vadis written by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, examining how Sienkiewicz 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.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (350 p.).
ISBN:9780192637581
0192637584