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Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,231
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Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music (Paperback): K F B Fletcher, Osman Umurhan

Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music (Paperback)

K F B Fletcher, Osman Umurhan

Series: IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts

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This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts
Release date: April 2021
Editors: K F B Fletcher (Associate Professor of Classics) • Osman Umurhan (Assistant Professor of Classics)
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-19138-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive
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LSN: 1-350-19138-8
Barcode: 9781350191389

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