Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema

by Martin M. Winkler (Editor)

Other authors: James R. Brown (Contributor), Michael Cacoyannis (Contributor), Mary-Kay Gamel (Contributor), Erling B. Holtsmark (Contributor), Marianne McDonald (Contributor) — 7 more, Fred Mench (Contributor), J.K. Newman (Contributor), Hanna M. Roisman (Contributor), Peter W. Rose (Contributor), Janice F. Siegel (Contributor), Jon Solomon (Contributor), J.P. Sullivan (Contributor)

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This title comprises a collection of essays presenting a variety of approaches to films set in Ancient Greece and Rome and to films that reflect archetypal features of classical literature.

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Collection of essays, including: Katabasis as theme (whether intended or not) in movies like Platoon, others; narrative strategy in Odyssey and The Usual Suspects; Tragic Features in The Searchers; Chinatown as Tragedy; 9 to 5 as Aristophanic Comedy; Film Sense in the Aeneid; Star Wars and the Roman Empire; Teaching Classical Myth with criticism and film. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Winkler, Martin M.	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brown, James R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cacoyannis, Michael	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gamel, Mary-Kay	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Holtsmark, Erling B.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McDonald, Marianne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mench, Fred	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Newman, J.K.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Roisman, Hanna M.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rose, Peter W.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Siegel, Janice F.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Solomon, Jon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sullivan, J.P.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Ben-Hur (1959 film)

Greek mythology in popular culture

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