Pompeii in popular culture

Karl Brullov, The Last Day of Pompeii (1830-1833)

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii has been frequently featured in literature and popular culture since its modern rediscovery.

Audio productions

Books and other printed works

Pompeii served as the background for the historic novels The Last Days of Pompeii (1834) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (since adapted for film and TV), Arria Marcella (1852) by Théophile Gautier, The Taras Report on Pompeii (1975) by Alan Lloyd. Pompeii also appears in Shadows in Bronze (1990) and other novels in the Marcus Didius Falco series.

Film

There have been several movies based on Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1834 book, The Last Days of Pompeii:

Productions using Pompeii as a story backdrop include:

Allusions to Pompeii

Games

TV

Pompeii is featured in many television biographies and documentaries. It is also featured in ABC's television series called Roman Mysteries.

Fiction

Documentaries

Music

Artists

Compositions

song

Visual art

Art Exhibitions

Artworks

Other

References

  1. Classics at RGSW
  2. "'The Dog of Pompeii' and study guide". Sandersfeld.
  3. BBC - Doctor Who - News - Rome Sweet Rome
  4. "Ancient Mysteries: Season 3, Episode 22". A&E. Retrieved Feb 2, 1996.
  5. Shelley Hales; Joanna Paul (2011). Pompeii in the Public Imagination from Its Rediscovery to Today. Oxford University Press. p. 367. ISBN 9780199569366. The recent UK Channel 5 programme, transmitted live from Herculaneum on 29 June 2006...
  6. pompeii live | revealed | five.tv
  7. "Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time". BBC. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  8. ReverNation http://www.reverbnation.com/wearepompeii. Retrieved June 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Pompeja". Kaczmarski Art.
  10. Ticheli, Frank. Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli: Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Grade 4. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 9:00. Manhattan Beach Music (MH.0-931329-15-9). ISBN 0-931329-15-9.
  11. Alma Tadema and the longing for the antique
  12. Eugenia Querci, Stefano De Caro, Alma Tadema e la nostalgia dell'antico (Milan 2007) 312 p., ISBN 978883705336 .

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