Rewriting the ancient world : Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in modern popular fiction

Author(s)

• Maurice, Lisa

Bibliographic Information

Rewriting the ancient world : Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in modern popular fiction

edited by Lisa Maurice

（Metaforms : studies in the reception of classical antiquity, v. 10）

Brill, c2017

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: The Ancient World and Popular Fiction Lisa Maurice Part 1: Rewriting the Classics in Crime Fiction and Thrillers 1 From I, Claudius to Private Eyes: Rome and the Detective in Popular Fiction Lisa Maurice 2 A Roman and a Foreigner: Lindsey Davis's New Roman Detective Series Anat Koplowitz-Breier 3 "An Open Account from the Past Always Needs to be Settled": Chimaira (2001) / The Ancient Curse (2010) and Receiving the Past Claudia Fratini Part 2: Rewriting the Ancient World in a Modern Setting 4 Going Home: Xenophon's Anabasis in Sol Yurick's The Warriors (1965) Eran Almagor 5 The Eagle and the Mockingjay: Reality Television as Roman Gladiator Culture Dor Yaccobi 6 "Atalanta Just Married": A Case Study in Greek Mythology-Based Fan Fiction Amanda Potter Part 3: Rewriting Myths of Classical Literature 7 The Loves of Achilles: From Epic to Popular Fiction Anne Sinha 8 "Home Is Behind, The World Ahead": Reading Tolkien's The Hobbit as a Story of Xenia or Homeric Hospitality Hamish Williams 9 Cupid and Psyche: A Love Story (?) in Comics and Children's Literature Lily Glasner Part 4: Rewriting Jews and Christians in the Ancient World 10 Sadducee and Pharisee in "The Antagonists" by E.K. Gann Haim Perlmutter 11 Emotion and Reception of the Ancient World in Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) Emily Chow-Kambitsch 12 Jewish Women Writing Historical Novels Based on Rabbinic Sources Tal Ilan Some Concluding Thoughts Index

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• NCID: BB29840274
• ISBN:
  • 9789004340145
• LCCN: 2017015579
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 338 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR830.P68
  • DC23 : 809.3/81
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Popular literature -- English-speaking countries -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : English fiction -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American fiction -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Historical fiction -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Comparative literature -- Classical and modern
  • LCSH : Civilization, Ancient, in literature
  • LCSH : Greeks in literature
  • LCSH : Romans in literature
  • LCSH : Jews in literature
  • LCSH : Christians in literature
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB20244359