the book, its adaptations, and their audiences Ryan, Barbara 1958- editor. Shamir, Milette editor. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. nyu 2016 First edition. monographic eng 1 online resource. Introduction: the Ben-Hur tradition / Barbara Ryan and Milette Shamir -- Ben-Hur's and America's Rome: from virtuous republic to tyrannous empire / Eran Shalev -- Ben-Hur's mother: narrative time, nostalgia, and progress in the Protestant historical romance / Milette Shamir -- Retelling and untelling the Christmas story: Ben-Hur, Uncle Midas, and the sunday-school movement / Jefferson J.A. Gatrall -- Holy lands, restoration, and Zionism in Ben-Hur / Hilton Obenzinger -- "In the service of Christianity": Ben-Hur and the "redemption" of the American theater, 1899-1920 / Howard Miller -- June Mathis's Ben-Hur: a tale of corporate change and the decline of women's influence in Hollywood / Thomas J. Slater -- Getting Judas right: the 1925 Ben-Hur as Jesus film and Biblical epic / Richard Walsh -- Take up the white man's burden: race and resistance to Ben-Hur / Barbara Ryan -- The erotics of the galley slave: male desire and Christian sacrifice in the 1959 film version of Ben-Hur / Ina Rae Hark -- Challenging a default Ben-Hur: a wish list / David Mayer. edited by Barbara Ryan and Milette Shamir. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Wallace, Lew 1827-1905 Wallace, Lew 1827-1905 Film adaptations Wallace, Lew 1827-1905 Christianity in literature Christianity in motion pictures Motion pictures and literature Historical films United States History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM American General Christianity in literature Christianity in motion pictures Film adaptations Historical films Motion pictures and literature United States PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism PS3134 .B43 2016eb 813/.4 First edition (DLC) 2015037762 (OCoLC)923728083 9780815653318 081565331X 22573/ctt1hzbwt0 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986563 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986563 N$T 160111 20200709060344.0 ocn934433726 eng