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Antipodean Antiquities: Classical Reception Down Under
Contributor(s): Johnson, Marguerite (Editor)
ISBN: 1350021237     ISBN-13: 9781350021235
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE:   $148.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - General
- Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature
- Art | Criticism & Theory
Dewey: 880.098
LCCN: 2018040894
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore the under-represented area of the Australasian Classical Tradition. They interrogate the interactions between Mediterranean Antiquity and the antipodean worlds of New Zealand and Australia through the lenses of literature, film, theatre and fine art.

Of interest to scholars across the globe who research the influence of antiquity on modern literature, film, theatre and fine art, this volume fills a decisive gap in the literature by bringing antipodean research into the spotlight. Following a contextual introduction to the field, the six parts of the volume explore the latest research on subjects that range from the Lord of the Rings and Xena: Warrior Princess franchises to important artists such as Sidney Nolan and local authors whose work offers opportunities for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis with well-known Western authors and artists.

Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Marguerite: - Marguerite Johnson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia. She is the co-author (with Terry Ryan) of Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature: A Sourcebook (Bloomsbury 2005), author of Sappho (2006) and Boudicca (2012), both in Bloomsbury's Ancients in Action series, co-editor (with Harold Tarrant) of Alcibiades and the Socratic Lover-Educator (Bloomsbury 2012) and author of Ovid on Cosmetics (Bloomsbury 2015).