Examines representations of ancient epic and epic conventions in
film and television Demonstrates how adaptation and revision of
ancient epic conventions facilitate the articulation of emerging
ideals concerning gender, class, race, and nationality Analyses
recently emerging screen technologies exploring how these
technologies have facilitated the capacity of recent films and
television to augment the spatiality, distance, and ontological
scope identified as crucial components of the epic genre Explores
how the conventions of epic have informed televisual production as
the medium enters its platinum" age of production and distribution
Responds to recent work on the epic genre that has gestured toward
speculative fiction as a site for the reception and development of
generic conventions characteristic of ancient epic How do epic
tropes shape representations of the ancient world and determine
contemporary understandings of historical events? What features of
ancient epic persistently emerge in science fiction and fantasy
narratives adapted to the screen, and why? How does the different
scope of televisual versus cinematic media impact the
representation of conventions derived from ancient epic? The
international range of contributors to this volume respond to these
questions by looking for features of epic outside the traditional
realm of Greco-Roman antiquity, including historical films and
series, fantasy, science fiction and documentary. By identifying
epic conventions on the large and small screen, as well as within a
range of speculative fictions in fantastical and futuristic
settings, they consider the function of such conventions within
their twenty-first-century production contexts. "
General
| Imprint: |
Edinburgh University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Screening Antiquity |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Editors: |
Amanda Potter
• Hunter Gardner
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4744-7375-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-4744-7375-X |
| Barcode: |
9781474473750 |
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