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Classics and the Supernatural in Modern Media
Full text linkShort preface to the special edition of Thersites
Rezension von Łukasz Różycki: Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity. A Study of Fear and Motivation in Roman Military Treatises: Brill (Leiden/Boston 2021) (= History of Warfare, Band 136), VIII + 334 S. ISBN: 978-90-04-46241-0, € 145,00 (hb)
No full textRezension von Erich Claßen u. a. (Hrsgg.): Roms fließende Grenzen. Archäologische Landesausstellung Nordrhein- Westfalen 2021/2022: wbg Theiss (Darmstadt 2021) (= Schriften zur Bodendenkmalpf lege in Nordrhein-Westfalen Band 12), 584 S., 410 farb. Abb. ISBN: 978-3-8062-4428-1, 40,00 €
No full textRezension von Philipp Roelli: Latin as the Language of Science and Learning: De Gruyter (Berlin/Boston 2021) (= Lingua Academica 7), XIII + 646, Abbildungen: 15, Farbige Abbildungen: 35, Tabellen: 13, Farbige Tabellen: 15. ISBN: 9783110745757, 89,95 €
No full textGeschlechterverhältnisse im Dialog: Ein Interview mit Katharina Wesselmann über Die abgetrennte Zunge
No full textDie abgetrennte Zunge by Katharina Wesselmann deals with gender and power relations in ancient literature and beyond. It has received widespread attention, particularly in popular media. In this interview, thersites examines the book from an academic perspective. We talk to Katharina Wesselmann about the reactions to her work, her methodology and her conclusions. The primary focus of this interview is on what ancient texts may tell us about today’s gender issues and vice versa – it, thus, entails a broader discussion about modern Classics
Recensione di Mario Baumann/ Vasileios Liotsakis (eds.): Reading History in the Roman Empire: de Gruyter (Berlin/Boston 2022) (= Millennium 98), X + 266 p . ISBN: 9783110764062, Open Access
No full textSofocle su Netflix: Due usi recenti della tragedia greca sullo schermo
No full textThe paper focuses on two recent occurrences of a Sophoclean drama on screen, Electra in the romantical movie Marriage Story, and Philoctetes in an episode of the mainstream medical series New Amsterdam, both productions currently available on the popular streaming service Netflix. The case studies explore the mechanisms of the use of these dramas and their significance in both productions, showing that they are partly used for their “classical” authority, are deeply integrated within the scenarios, and help to design the narratives, the characters and their (social and personal) relationships.L'article étudie deux occurrences récentes d'une pièce de Sophocle à l'écran, Electre dans le film romantique Marriage Story et Philoctète dans un épisode de la série médicale grand public New Amsterdam, deux productions actuellement disponibles sur le service de streaming Netflix. Les études de cas explorent les mécanismes de l'utilisation de ces pièces et leur signification dans les deux productions, en montrant que ces pièces, en partie utilisées pour leur autorité "classique", sont profondément intégrées aux scénarios et qu'elles contribuent à élaborer les récits, les personnages et leurs relations (sociales et personnelles)
‘Crazy Man-Killing Monsters’: The Inimical Portrayal of the Amazons in Supernatural’s ‘Slice Girls’
No full textThe Amazons have a long legacy in literature and the visual arts, extending from antiquity to the present day. Prior scholarship tends to treat the Amazons as hostile ‘Other’ figures, embodying the antithesis of Greco-Roman cultural norms. Recently, scholars have begun to examine positive portrayals of Amazons in contemporary media, as role models and heroic figures. However, there is a dearth of scholarship examining the Amazons’ inherently multifaceted nature, and their subsequent polarised reception in popular media.
This article builds upon the large body of scholarship on contemporary Amazon narratives, in which the figures of Wonder Woman and Xena, Warrior Princess dominate scholarly discourse. These ‘modern Amazon’ figures epitomise the dominant contemporary trend of portraying Amazons as strong female role models and feminist icons. To highlight the complexity of the Amazon image in contemporary media, this article examines the representation of the Amazons in the Supernatural episode ‘Slice Girls’ (S7 E13, 2012), where their portrayal as hostile, monstrous figures diverges greatly from the positive characterisation of Wonder Woman and Xena. I also consider the show’s engagement with ancient written sources, to examine how the writers draw upon the motifs of ancient Amazon narratives when crafting their unique Amazon characters. By contrasting the Amazons of ‘Slice Girls’ to contemporary figures and ancient narratives, this article examines how factors such as feminist ideology, narrative story arcs, characters’/audience’s perspectives and male bias shape the representation of Amazons post-antiquity
Review of Ross Clare: Ancient Greece and Rome in Videogames. Representation, Play, Transmedia: Bloomsbury Academic (London, New York 2021) (= IMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts), x + 230 pages, 25 illustrations. ISBN: 9781350157194 (hardback), $ 115.00, £ 85.00 hardback, also available as e-book (PDF, Epub, Mobi)
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