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Comparing the Reception of Quo vadis and Ben-Hur in the United States, 1896–1913 1896-1913年美国对《宾虚》与《维达斯》的接受比较

The Novel of Neronian Rome and its Multimedial Transformations Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198867531.003.0006

J. Solomon

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Quo vadis and Ancient Rome in the United States, 1896–1905 古罗马与古罗马在美国，1896-1905

The Novel of Neronian Rome and its Multimedial Transformations Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198867531.003.0005

R. Scodel

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Horror amid Sweetness 甜蜜中的恐怖

The Novel of Neronian Rome and its Multimedial Transformations Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198867531.003.0011

E. Górecka

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Costumes in Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Quo vadis and their Literary and Painterly Sources Henryk Sienkiewicz的《Quo vadis》中的服装及其文学和绘画来源

The Novel of Neronian Rome and its Multimedial Transformations Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198867531.003.0004

E. Skwara

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