Son of Classics and Comics

George Kovacs (Curatore)

C. W. Marshall (Curatore)

Oxford University Press Inc, 2015

Wonder Woman, Amazon Princess; Asterix, indefatigable Gaul; Ozymandias, like Alexander looking for new worlds to conquer. Comics use classical sources, narrative patterns, and references to enrich their imaginative worlds and deepen the stories they present. Son of Classics and Comics explores that rich interaction. This volume presents thirteen original studies of representations of the ancient world in the medium of comics. Building on the foundation established by their groundbreaking Classics and Comics (OUP, 2011), Kovacs and Marshall have gathered a wide range of studies with a new, global perspective. Chapters are helpfully grouped to facilitate classroom use, with sections on receptions of Homer, on manga, on Asterix, and on the sense of a 'classic' in the modern world. All Greek and Latin are translated. Lavishly illustrated, the volume widens the range of available studies on the reception of the Greek and Roman worlds in comics significantly, and deepens our understanding of comics as a literary medium. Son of Classics and Comics will appeal to students and scholars of classical reception as well as comics fans.

• Curatore: George Kovacs, C. W. Marshall
• Editore: Oxford University Press Inc
• Collana: Classical Presences
• Anno: 2015
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 282 p.
• Dimensioni: 251 x 178 mm
• Peso: 522 gr.
• EAN: 9780190268893

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