Classical myth and film in the new millennium /
| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
|---|---|
| Άλλοι συγγραφείς: | |
| Μορφή: | Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Έκδοση: |
New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
|
| Θέματα: |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction
- Homeric echoes. Introduction: sing, oh muse! Homeric echoes, modern issues in millennial films?
- Petersen's Troy: reimagining Homeric heroes
- Resinging The odyssey: myth and myth making in the O brother, where art thou?
- Discussion questions for "Homeric echoes"
- The reluctant hero. Introduction: The clash of the titans/Wrath of the titans and Immortals: fate of humans, the fate of the gods
- What is old is newish again: Hercules
- Clash of the titans, Wrath of the titans: altered prototypes and Aeschylean, Wagnerian dimensions
- Theseus in the immortals: an ideal hero for a rough age
- Discussion questions for Clash/wrath and the immortals
- Women in the margins. Introduction: mythical women in the margins
- Blooming maiden and fertile goddess: the myths of Pan's labyrinth
- The perils of oppression: the myth of Medea in Arturo Ripstein Such is life
- Discussion questions for "Pan's labyrinth and Such is life"
- Coming of age in the new millennium. Introduction: growing up in a different world
- Gaze, knowledge snakes and riddles, Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets as foundation myth
- Arrows, roots, bread and song: mythical aspects of the Hunger games
- Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief: an American parody of the Hero's journey
- Discussion questions for "Coming of Age"
- New Versions of Pygmalion
- Introduction: new and old Pygmalions
- Lars and the Real Girl and the Pygmalion myth: trauma, community and desire
- Ruby Sparks: re-reading Pygmalion and Narcissus
- Discussion Questions for "The Pygmalion myth and film"
- Epilogue: myths and movies, movies and myths.
