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ANTIQUITY NOW
THE CLASSICAL WORLD IN THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN IMAGINATION |
| By: |
Thomas E. Jenkins |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£26.00 |
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£22.75 |
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£3.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521154340 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521154345 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 December, 2017 |
| Pages: |
261 |
| Description: |
This book examines the surprising uses, and abuses, of the classical world in contemporary popular media. |
| Synopsis: |
Written in a lively and accessible style, Antiquity Now opens our gaze to the myriad uses and abuses of classical antiquity in contemporary fiction, film, comics, drama, television - and even internet forums. With every chapter focusing on a different aspect of classical reception - including sexuality, politics, gender and ethnicity - this book explores the ideological motivations behind contemporary American allusions to the classical world. Ultimately, this kaleidoscope of receptions - from calls for marriage equality to examinations of gang violence to passionate pleas for peace (or war) - reveals a 'classical antiquity' that reconfigures itself daily, as modernity explains itself to itself through ever-expanding technologies and media. Antiquity Now thus examines the often-surprising redeployment of the art and literature of the ancient world, a geography charged with especial value in the contemporary imagination. |
| Illustrations: |
25 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |
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