TY - BOOK
T1 - Rewriting the Ancient World
T2 - Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in Modern Popular Fiction
A2 - Maurice, Lisa
N1 - XII, 339 pages
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Rewriting the Ancient World looks at how and why the ancient world, including not only the Greeks and Romans, but also Jews and Christians, has been rewritten in popular fictions of the modern world. The fascination that ancient society holds for later periods in the Western world is as noticeable in popular fiction as it is in other media, for there is a vast body of work either set in, or interacting with, classical models, themes and societies. These works of popular fiction encompass a very wide range of society, and the examination of the interaction between these books and the world of classics provides a fascinating study of both popular culture and example of classical reception.
AB - Rewriting the Ancient World looks at how and why the ancient world, including not only the Greeks and Romans, but also Jews and Christians, has been rewritten in popular fictions of the modern world. The fascination that ancient society holds for later periods in the Western world is as noticeable in popular fiction as it is in other media, for there is a vast body of work either set in, or interacting with, classical models, themes and societies. These works of popular fiction encompass a very wide range of society, and the examination of the interaction between these books and the world of classics provides a fascinating study of both popular culture and example of classical reception.
M3 - Book
SN - 9789004340145
T3 - Metaforms: Studies in the Reception of Classical Antiquity
BT - Rewriting the Ancient World
PB - Brill
CY - Leiden
ER -