Format:
xvi, 335 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Edition:
Paperback edition
ISBN:
9781350007949
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9781472527837
Series Statement:
Bloomsbury studies in classical reception
Content:
"To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media--from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities"--
Note:
1. Magic and the Supernatural: an Introduction
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3. Imaging Magic, Imaging Thinking : The Transmission of Greek Drama from Sophocles to Crimp
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4. Celtic Magic and Rituals in The War Lord (F. Schaffner, 1965)
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5. Witch, Sorceress, Enchantress : Magic and Women from the Ancient World to the Present Time
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6. Circe diva : The Reception of Circe in the Baroque Opera (17th Century)
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7. Medea, a Greek Sorceress in Modern Opera and Ballet : from Barber to Reimann
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8. Colchian Pharmaka : The Colours of Medea in 19th Century Painting in France and England
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9. Canidia and Erichtho
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10. Project(ion) Wonder Woman : Metamorphoses of a Superheroine
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11. Ancient Horrors : Cinematic Antiquity and the Undead
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12. The Phoenix, the Werewolf and the Centaur : The Reception of Mythical Beasts in the Harry Potter Novels and Their Film Adaptions
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13. Theoi becoming Kami : Classical Mythology in the Anime World
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14. Every Pony Has a Story : Revisions of Greco-Roman Mythology in My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic
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15. The Depraved Devotion of Elagabalus : Images of the Priest-Emperor in the Visual and Performing Arts
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16. Women and Religion in the Epic Films : The Fifties' Advocate for Conversion and Today's Pillar of Paganism?
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List of Contributors.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472527387
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472532213
Language:
English
Keywords:
Konferenzschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
Author information:
Carlà-Uhink, Filippo 1980-
Author information:
Berti, Irene 1971-
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