Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema [Paperback]

Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinemais a collection of essays presenting a variety of approaches to films set in ancient Greece and Rome and to films that reflect archetypal features of classical literature. The diversity of content and theoretical stances found in this volume will make it required reading for scholars and students interested in interdisciplinary approaches to text and image, and for anyone interested in the presence of Greece and Rome in modern popular culture.

A fascinatingsatura lanx: a collection of essays which provides the reader with a very valuable diversity of approaches.... This book must be considered a crucial and innovative contribution to the fields of classical philology, comparative literature, and film analysis; and, at the same time, pleasant reading for a larger public interested in cinema and literature.... The innovative value and the extraordinary quality of the book show the vitality of classical tradition in contemporary culture and the hermeneutic importance of the 'fusion between past and present.' --Classical World

One of the most striking interpretative studies of cinematic texts.... In his valuable and well-structured introduction Martin M. Winkler describes the theoretical background and history of Film Philology.... A rewarding and engaging collection of varied essays on classics and cinema covering discussions of common patterns and motifs in non-classical films as well as the interpretation of ancient text from the perspective of cinema...and film criticism.... This informative collection is helpful for both classicists with an interest in film philology and film criticism and for film-literate readers with an interest in classical themes, inducing them to watch a particular film again and to think anew about it. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Intertextual readings enrich our appreciation of the films, but these essays also offer new ways to interprel³A