LEADER 04960nam 2200733 450 001 9910819713603321 005 20230809224851.0 010 $a90-04-34638-4 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004346383 035 $a(CKB)3710000001417321 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4901372 035 $a 2017022836 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004346383 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4901372 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11406400 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1017958 035 $a(OCoLC)986993722 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001417321 100 $a20170509h20172017 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aRewriting the ancient world $eGreeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in modern popular fiction /$fedited by Lisa Maurice 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (351 pages) 225 1 $aMetaforms : studies in the reception of classical antiquity,$x2212-9405 ;$vvolume 10 311 $a90-04-34014-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The ancient world and popular fiction / Lisa Maurice -- Part 1. Rewriting the classics in crime fiction and thrillers -- From I, Claudius to private eyes : Rome and the detective in popular fiction / Lisa Maurice -- A Roman and a foreigner : Lindsey Davis's new Roman detective series / Anat Koplowitz-Breier -- "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 -- Going home : Xenophon's Anabasis in Sol Yurick's The warriors (1965) / Eran Almagor -- The eagle and the mockingjay : reality television as Roman gladiator culture / Dor Yaccobi -- "Atalanta just married" : a case study in Greek mythology-based fan fiction / Amanda Potter -- Part 3. Rewriting myths of classical literature -- The loves of Achilles : from epic to popular fiction / Anne Sinha -- "Home is behind, the world ahead" : reading Tolkien's The hobbit as a story of Xenia or Homeric hospitality / Hamish Williams -- Cupid and psyche : a love story (?) in comics and children's literature / Lily Glasner -- Part 4. Rewriting Jews and Christians in the ancient world -- Sadducee and pharisee in "The antagonists" by E.K. Gann / Haim Perlmutter -- Emotion and reception of the ancient world in Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ (1880) / Emily Chow-Kambitsch -- Jewish women writing historical novels based on rabbinic sources / Tal Ilan -- Some concluding thoughts. 330 2 $a"Rewriting the Ancient World looks at how and why the ancient world, including not only the Greeks and Romans, but also Jews and Christians, has been rewritten in popular fictions of the modern world. The fascination that ancient society holds for later periods in the Western world is as noticeable in popular fiction as it is in other media, for there is a vast body of work either set in, or interacting with, classical models, themes and societies. These works of popular fiction encompass a very wide range of society, and the examination of the interaction between these books and the world of classics provides a fascinating study of both popular culture and example of classical reception. Contributors are: Eran Almagor, Emily Chow-Kambitsch, Claudia Caia Julia Fratini, Lily Glasner, Tal Ilan, Anat Koplowitz-Breier, Lisa Maurice, Haim Perlmutter, Amanda Potter, Anne Sinha, Hamish Williams, Dor Yacobi"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aMetaforms ;$vv. 10. 606 $aPopular literature$zEnglish-speaking countries$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHistorical fiction$xHistory and criticism 606 $aComparative literature$xClassical and modern 606 $aCivilization, Ancient, in literature 606 $aGreeks in literature 606 $aRomans in literature 606 $aJews in literature 606 $aChristians in literature 615 0$aPopular literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHistorical fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aComparative literature$xClassical and modern. 615 0$aCivilization, Ancient, in literature. 615 0$aGreeks in literature. 615 0$aRomans in literature. 615 0$aJews in literature. 615 0$aChristians in literature. 676 $a809.3/81 700 $aMaurice$b Lisa$f1968-$01357429 702 $aMaurice$b Lisa$f1968- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819713603321 996 $aRewriting the ancient world$93940360 997 $aUNINA