Whither Quo Vadis?
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Whither Quo Vadis?

Sienkiewicz's Novel in Film and Television

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Whither Quo Vadis?

Sienkiewicz's Novel in Film and Television

About this book

Whither Quo Vadis? offers an engaging account of how the Roman world and its history are represented in film and the way in which the different adaptations reflect the shifting historical situations and ideological concerns of their own times.


  • Explores five surviving film adaptations – Guazzoni's of 1912; D'Annunzio/Jacoby of 1925; Mervyn LeRoy's of 1951; the Italian TV mini-series of 1985 by Franco Rossi; and Kawalerowicz's 2001 Polish version
  • Examines how these different versions interpret, select from, and modify the novel and the ancient sources on which it is based
  • Offers an exceptionally clear view of how films have presented ancient Rome and how modern conditions determine its reception
  • Looks at rare and archival material which has not previously received close scholarly attention

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. 1: Novel and Film
  5. 2: Adapting the Narrative
  6. 3: Gender and Ethnicity
  7. 4: Political Institutions, Political Subtexts
  8. 5: The Roman People
  9. 6: Religion and Religious Authority in Quo Vadis?
  10. 7: Conclusions
  11. 8: Exkursus: Chilo’s Mother A Peculiarity of the German Translations of Quo Vadis?
  12. Description of the Films
  13. Synopsis of the Novel and the Film Versions of Quo Vadis
  14. References
  15. Index of Ancient Sources
  16. Index of Personal Names
  17. Index of Things and Places