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'Then it Was Destroyed by the Volcano'

By Pomeroy, Arthur J.

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'Then it Was Destroyed by the Volcano'

By Pomeroy, Arthur J.

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Depictions of the ancient world on the stage and in art have always competed with the reconstruction of the past by academics. The rise of cinema and television has heightened the difficulty in distinguishing between 'elite' and 'popular' culture. On American TV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has incorporated aspects of the classical within the high school horror genre. In art cinema, the films of Theo Angelopoulos seek to reclaim Greek myth from academia and claim its recognition as part of a living modern culture. Alexander the Great has been recreated in an animated Japanese television series, not as the western conqueror who spread Hellenistic values through Asia, but as a figure of destruction and renewal. Heroic male values may be reasserted in cinema as part of a conservative agenda that relies on the cultural capital of the past, or subjected to humorous critique or feminist reinterpretation in TV series such as Hercules and Xena. By studying the multiple depictions of the ancient world on screen, this book emphasizes its continuing importance for the re-evaluation of the present.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
162
Release Date:
2008-01-03
Publication Date:
2008-01-03
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0715630261
ISBN13:
9780715630266
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
257 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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