Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema - Print On Demand Title

Zusatztext The innovative value and the extraordinary quality of the book show the vitality of classical tradition in contemporary culture and the hermeneutic importance of the 'fusion between past and present'. Klappentext Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema is a collection of essays presenting a variety of approaches to films set in ancient Greece and Rome and to films that reflect archetypal features of classical literature. The diversity of content and theoretical stances found in this volume will make it required reading for scholars and students interested in interdisciplinary approaches to text and image, and for anyone interested in the presence of Greece and Rome in modern popular culture. Zusammenfassung Presents many approaches to films set in Ancient Greece and Rome, and to films that reflect archetypal features of classical literature. This book illustrates the continuing presence of antiquity in the influential medium of modern popular culture, and is intended for scholars and students interested in the presence of Rome in modern culture.

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• Authors: Martin M. Winkler
• Assisted by: Martin M. Winkler (Editor), Winkler Martin M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2001
• EAN: 9780195130041
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513004-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Hellenic Languages