Antiquity now : the classical world in the contemporary American imagination

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Antiquity now : the classical world in the contemporary American imagination

Thomas E. Jenkins

Cambridge University Press, 2017, c2015

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First published: 2015

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Written in a lively and accessible style, Antiquity Now opens our gaze to the myriad uses and abuses of classical antiquity in contemporary fiction, film, comics, drama, television - and even internet forums. With every chapter focusing on a different aspect of classical reception - including sexuality, politics, gender and ethnicity - this book explores the ideological motivations behind contemporary American allusions to the classical world. Ultimately, this kaleidoscope of receptions - from calls for marriage equality to examinations of gang violence to passionate pleas for peace (or war) - reveals a 'classical antiquity' that reconfigures itself daily, as modernity explains itself to itself through ever-expanding technologies and media. Antiquity Now thus examines the often-surprising redeployment of the art and literature of the ancient world, a geography charged with especial value in the contemporary imagination.

目次

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. It's Greek to them: gay and lesbian receptions of the ancient world
  • 3. Classics and ideology
  • 4. September 11th on the Western stage
  • 5. From the borders: contemporary identity, community, and the ancient world
  • 6. Power, the canon, and the unexpected voice
  • Conclusion: on fractures and fracturing.

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