Epic Heroes on Screen (Screening Antiquity)

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Epic Heroes on Screen (Screening Antiquity)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 288 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781474454636
  • DDC分類 791.43615

Full Description

This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic representations of heroes from the ancient world.
Since 2000, numerous heroes of the ancient world have appeared on film and TV, from the mythical Hercules to leaders of the Greek and Roman worlds. Films and shows discussed in this volume range from Hercules and The Legend of Hercules to TV shows, Atlantis and Supernatural, to other biopic works influenced by the ancient hero.
This book brings together a range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic representations of heroes and antiheroes from the ancient world.
Key features:
Includes a range of TV shows and films, allowing for greater comparative analysis, examining the overlooked links between various productions
Original, cutting edge research in the fields of history, politics, gender, film and fan culture.
Covers topics including society, politics, generational issues, gender, fan reception and star texts
Also considers the creation of antiheroes in the twenty-first century.
Contributors include Alastair Blanshard, Angeline Chiu, Jon Solomon and Emma Stafford

Contents

Series Editors' Preface

Editors' Acknowledgments

Contributors

List of Illustrations

Introduction: The Reinvention of the Ancient Hero, Antony Augoustakis and Stacie Raucci

Part I: Hercules

1. Hercules and the Millennial Generation, Jon Solomon

2. Hercules - The Mythopoetics of New Heroism, Alastair J. L. Blanshard

3. Hercules, Putin, and the Heroic Body on Screen in 2014, Emma Stafford

4. Heroes and Companions in Hercules (2014), Angeline Chiu

5. Sacrifice and Salvific Heroism in Supernatural (2005-), Meredith E. Safran

Part II: Epic Heroes

6. Russell Crowe and Maximal Projections in Noah (2014), Monica S. Cyrino

7. The Immortality of Theseus and his Myth, Margaret Toscano

8. The Changing Faces of Heroism in Atlantis (2013-15), Amanda Potter

9. Xena: Warrior, Heroine, Tramp, Anise K. Strong

10. Divergent Heroism in Centurion (2010), Hunter H. Gardner

Part III: Antiheroes

11. The Hero in a Thousand Pieces: Antiheroes in Recent Epic Cinema, Daniel Curley

12. Trouble in the Tehran Multiplex: Xerxes, 300 and 300 Rise of an Empire in Iran, Lloyd Llewellyn Jones

13. Ancient (Anti)Heroes on Screen and Ancient Greece Post-9/11, Vincent Tomasso

14. Making Modern (Anti)Heroes, the Ancient Way, Alex McAuley

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