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Antiquity Now - The Classical World in the Contemporary American Imagination (Paperback)
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Antiquity Now - The Classical World in the Contemporary American Imagination (Paperback)
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Written in a lively and accessible style, Antiquity Now opens our
gaze to the myriad uses and abuses of classical antiquity in
contemporary fiction, film, comics, drama, television - and even
internet forums. With every chapter focusing on a different aspect
of classical reception - including sexuality, politics, gender and
ethnicity - this book explores the ideological motivations behind
contemporary American allusions to the classical world. Ultimately,
this kaleidoscope of receptions - from calls for marriage equality
to examinations of gang violence to passionate pleas for peace (or
war) - reveals a 'classical antiquity' that reconfigures itself
daily, as modernity explains itself to itself through
ever-expanding technologies and media. Antiquity Now thus examines
the often-surprising redeployment of the art and literature of the
ancient world, a geography charged with especial value in the
contemporary imagination.
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