THE CLASSICAL HERO AND MASS MEDIA: The Hero Reloaded. The Reinvention of the Classical Hero in Contemporary Mass Media. (IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 23.) Pp. xiv + 160, colour ills. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020. Cased, €90, US$135. ISBN: 978-90-272-0495-0

In doing so, the volume positions itself within a larger movement in Classics that considers the reception of antiquity in popular culture as a subject of serious study and an essential part of democratising a field that has long been the preserve of the elite. [...]the book's appearance marks...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Classical review 2020, Vol.70 (2), p.523-526
1. Verfasser:	Machado, Dominic
Format:	Review
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	21st century Antiquity Computer & video games Conventions Grammatical subject Graphic novels Heavy metal music Heroism & heroes Linguistics Literature Mass media Media studies Motion pictures Popular culture
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