Locating Classical Receptions on Screen

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"This book proposes a radically new way to excavate the layers of modern film and television for their underlying connections with the themes and tropes of classical antiquity. Expertly mingling interpretative techniques borrowed from Film Studies, Comparative Literature, and Adaptation Studies, the six dynamic essays in this volume skillfully investigate a range of screen texts - from The Hurt Locker to Game of Thrones - to uncover multiple strata of the deep engagements between contemporary media and the ancient world." (Monica S. Cyrino, Professor of Classics, University of New Mexico, USA) "Locating Classical Receptions on Screen invites the reader to embark on an intrepid journey that transcends the traditional boundaries of Classical Reception Studies. This provocative volume challenges the linear and binary engagements with the ancient past that often guide scholarly approaches to modern media. Refreshing methodologies and cross-disciplinary viewscontribute to building a stimulating collection that proposes a more dynamic and multisided look at cinema and television, and at the viewer's 'face to face encounters' with Classical myths, stories, characters and ideas." (Marta Garcia Morcillo, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Roehampton, UK)