Classical Myth and Culture in the CinemaMartin M. Winkler Professor of Classics George Mason University Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema is a collection of essays presenting a variety of approaches to films set in ancient Greece and Rome and to films that reflect archetypal features of classical literature. The diversity of content and theoretical stances found in this volume will make it required reading for scholars and students interested in interdisciplinary approaches to text and image. |
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Contents
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Young Victor 327 | 31 |
Introduction 3 | 3 |
Zinnemann Fred 8 n 7 122 279 n 17 | 17 |
Narrative Strategy in the Odyssey | 2 |
Michael Cacoyannis and Irene Papas on Greek Tragedy 72 | |
Chinatown 148 | |
9 to 5 as Aristophanic Comedy 172 | |
Ancient Poetics and Eisensteins Films 193 | |
Peter Greenaways The Cook The Thief His Wife | |
The Social Ambience of Petronius Satyricon | |
Star Wars and the Roman Empire 272 | |
Teaching Classical Myth and Confronting Contemporary | |
The Sounds of Cinematic Antiquity 319 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema |
| Editor | Martin M. Winkler Professor of Classics George Mason University |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0195351568, 9780195351569 |
| Length | 360 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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