Description
Examines classical receptions in science fiction and fantasy through the notion of 'displacement,' covering a wide range of modern works, media, and genres.
About the Author
Brett M. Rogers is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Puget Sound, USA. Benjamin Eldon Stevens is Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Trinity University, USA.
Reviews
Reading this new volume from Bloomsbury is to experience the breadth of classical reception in the contemporary world. Hints and allusions to Greek and Roman antiquity abound in texts as diverse as Hayao Miyazaki's animated Studio Ghibli classic Spirited Away and Games Workshop's table top strategy game Warhammer 40K. This volume takes an expansive approach to appreciating and analysing different styles and modes of reception ... Readers considering reception studies will find an encouraging array of examples and ways into approaching the subject. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
This book would be at home in any secondary school Classics library - not only because of its reasonable price ... but because it demonstrates the wide array of interactions the classical past has with modern entertainment. * Classics for All *
A pioneering, creative and insightful work. Rogers and Stevens' collection of essays offers active, engaging dialogue on how SF&F continually reinvent humankind's future by turning to the past, through exploring themes of 'displacement.' -- Jennifer A. Rea, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Florida, USA
This book, often with original content, will interest all those who work to give Antiquity an unexpected image so as to make it - today more than ever - more alive. * Revue des Etudes Anciennes (Bloomsbury Translation) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350068940
Author Brett M. Rogers
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Series Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Weight(grams) 526g