Classical Myth on Screen - by M Cyrino & M Safran (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>An examination of how screen texts in the contemporary media landscape embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of classical antiquity, this volume looks at specific story patterns and archetypes from Greco-Roman culture that are woven into the<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This is a quite informative, useful book. ... This book is full of unexpected insights and information not only of great use to the scholar, but especially to the non-specialist instructor interested in incorporating modern (and not obviously mythological) movies into a mythology class or a wide variety of other courses." (Jean Alvares, CJ-Online, April, 2016) </p><br><br>"Hollywood and art-house movies use classical mythology as a means of thinking about contemporary preoccupations. Classical Myth on Screen is a fresh and energetic look at myth in the movies, with new insights on myth, gender, and religion, as well as the processes of cinematic myth-making. There are many delights in this collection; I will never think about Orpheus or Katniss Everdeen in quite the same way again." - Helen Morales, author of Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Antony Augoustakis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Scott A. Barnard, Rutgers University, USA David Bullen, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Dan Curley, Skidmore College, USA Seán Easton, Gustavus Adolphus College, USA Lorenzo F. Garcia Jr., University of New Mexico, USA Hunter Gardner, University of South Carolina, USA Beverly J. Graf, Pepperdine University, USA Alex McAuley, McGill University, Canada Stacie Raucci, Union College, USA Anise K. Strong, Western Michigan University, USA Kaelie Thompson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Vincent Tomasso, Ripon College, USA Osman Umurhan, University of New Mexico, USA Lisl Walsh, Beloit College, USA
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