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Hellas on Screen: Cinematic Receptions of Ancient History, Literature and Myth

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Hellas on Screen: Cinematic Receptions of Ancient History, Literature and Myth
Hellas on Screen: Cinematic Receptions of Ancient History, Literature and Myth

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Hellas on Screen: Cinematic Receptions of Ancient History, Literature and Myth

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The recent success of Hollywood blockbusters such as Troy, Alexander and 300 demonstrates how popular Greek antiquity still is and how well it can be marketed. Today as in the golden age of the peplum-genre, its myths, the Homeric heroes, the Attic tragedies, and - less frequently - historical personages such as Alexander the Great or the Spartan king Leonidas represent Hellas. The authors of this volume highlight the many and varied forms of the reception of ancient Hellas in the history of the cinema, from mythology to Roman Greece, from the era of silent films to the new millennium. In this, they are examining classic films, recent releases, and lesser known and often overlooked productions. Der jungste Erfolg von Hollywood-Blockbustern wie Troy, Alexander und 300 zeigt, wie medienwirksam sich die griechische Antike in Szene setzen lasst. Sowohl heute als auch im goldenen Zeitalter des peplums wird Hellas dabei vor allem durch seine Mythen, homerischen Helden, seine Tragodien und - etwas seltener - durch einzelne historische Figuren wie Alexander oder den Spartaner Leonidas reprasentiert. Die Autoren beleuchten die vielfaltigen Rezeptionsformen antiker griechischer Themen in der Filmgeschichte: von der Mythologie bis zum romischen Griechenland, von der Stummfilmzeit bis zum neuen Millennium. Dabei werden sowohl Klassiker, aktuelle Kinoerfolge als auch weniger bekannte Produktionen behandelt.

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