Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster

by Jon Solomon

Book Overview

The complete history of the Ben-Hur phenomenon

Ben-Hur was the first literary blockbuster to generate multiple and hugely profitable adaptations, highlighted by the 1959 film that won a record-setting 11 Oscars. More than a century before The Hunger Games and Harry Potter, and decades before Gone with the Wind and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, General Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur was spun off into dozens of popular publications and media productions, becoming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474407951
• ISBN13: 9781474407953
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.8" x 9.6"