Epic Heroes on Screen
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'Damaged males and empowered females: the epic protagonists of this collection, including Dwayne Johnson and Vladimir Putin, show the increasing dark tones used to depict heroism in the new millennium. Constant references to the story of Hercules show the continuing, yet mutating influence of classical myth.' Arthur J. Pomeroy, Victoria University of Wellington Representations of the ancient hero in the new millennium This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together an array of perspectives on twenty-first century…mehr

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'Damaged males and empowered females: the epic protagonists of this collection, including Dwayne Johnson and Vladimir Putin, show the increasing dark tones used to depict heroism in the new millennium. Constant references to the story of Hercules show the continuing, yet mutating influence of classical myth.' Arthur J. Pomeroy, Victoria University of Wellington Representations of the ancient hero in the new millennium This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together an array of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic representations of ancient world heroes and antiheroes -- from the mythical Hercules in various forms to famous leaders of the Greek and Roman worlds. Films and television series examined range from Hercules and The Legend of Hercules to Atlantis and Supernatural, as well as other biopic works influenced by the figure of the ancient hero. Antony Augoustakis is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Stacie Raucci is Associate Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Cover image: Hercules, Brett Ratner, 2014 (c) Paramount Pictures/MGM/PhotoFest Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-2451-6 Barcode
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Antony Augoustakis is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. His research focuses on Imperial Latin literature of the first century CE, especially the role of gender and the representation of death and ritual in epic poetry. He has also published several book chapters on the representation of classical antiquity on film and television. He is the editor of Classical Journal. Stacie Raucci is Associate Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Her academic research focuses on Roman elegy, Roman topography, and the reception of the ancient world in popular culture. She is the author of Elegiac Eyes: Vision in Roman Love Elegy (Peter Lang 2011) and co-author of Rome: A Sourcebook on the Ancient City (Bloomsbury 2018).