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Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989
Edith Hall
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Description for Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989
Paperback. Editor(s): McConnell, Justine; Hall, Edith. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBH; DSK; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth. Whether as a framing device, or a filter, or via resonances and parallels, Greek myth has proven fruitful for many writers of fiction since the end of the Cold War. This volume examines the varied ways that writers from around the world have turned to classical antiquity to articulate their own contemporary concerns. Featuring contributions by an international group of scholars from a number of disciplines, the volume offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach ... Read more
Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth. Whether as a framing device, or a filter, or via resonances and parallels, Greek myth has proven fruitful for many writers of fiction since the end of the Cold War. This volume examines the varied ways that writers from around the world have turned to classical antiquity to articulate their own contemporary concerns. Featuring contributions by an international group of scholars from a number of disciplines, the volume offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472579386
SKU
V9781472579386
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About Edith Hall
Edith Hall is Professor of Classics at King's College London, and Consultant Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama in Oxford, UK. She has published more than twenty books on ancient Greek culture and its reception including The Return of Ulysses (2008), Greek Tragedy(2010), Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris (2013) and Introducing the Ancient Greeks (2015). ... Read more
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