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This book explores the impact of antiquity on contemporary popular culture from a broad perspective in which both the most studied genres, such as films, comics and historical novels, and other lesser known ones, like fantasy and science fiction novels, and war and role games, have a place. All the studies of the work have been grouped according to genre in three main sections, followed by a closing section – « Modern uses of antiquity: some reflections by way of conclusion ». The first two sections deal with « Antiquity in cinema and television » (Sánchez Casado, Antela-Bernárdez, Lillo Redonet and Martínez Maza) and « Antiquity in literature and comics » (Romero Recio, Rosillo- López, Álvarez-Ossorio, Ferrer Albelda and Gordillo Hervás). The third, entitled « Playing, living and experiencing antiquity », covers some of the less studied genres that have only recently attracted the attention of the academic community, one of whose main characteristics is that they propose fully immersive experiences in the ancient world (Fletcher, Carbó García, Secci and Gómez Valero). This book emphasises that the transmission of the classical past is not now any longer a thing of textbooks and universities, but is mainly achieved by going to the cinema or watching a film on television, by playing a video or board game or by marching on modern battle fields in the company of contemporary legionaries.
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Prologue: Antiquity in Current Popular Culture
Fernando LOZANO GÓMEZ, Alfonso ÁLVAREZ-OSSORIO RIVAS, Carmen ALARCÓN HERNÁNDEZ
Antiquity in Cinema and Television
Lin blanc et peaux de léopard : le sacerdoce Égyptien au cinéma
Raúl SÁNCHEZ CASADO
Agamenón siempre llama dos veces. Antigüedad, cine y remake
Borja ANTELA
Ancient Rome on the Screen: Spectacle, Heroes, Sex, Violence and a bit of History
Fernando LILLO REDONET
The Classical Spirit of College Fraternities
Clelia MARTINEZ MAZA
Antiquity in Literature and Comic
Eternal Pompeii: a Present Roman City
Mirella ROMERO RECIO
La novela histórico-policiaca de inspiración clásica: las mujeres detectives
Cristina ROSILLO LÓPEZ
Sword and Sorcery, and Something Else… The Ancient World and the Classics in Fantasy Novels
Alfonso ALVAREZ-OSSORIO RIVAS
El Jabato: un atípico héroe del Franquismo ambientado en la Antigüedad
Eduardo FERRER ALBELDA
Historical Fiction and Ancient Rome. Colleen McCullough’s “Masters Of Rome” Series
Rocío GORDILLO HERVÁS
Playing, Living and Experiencing Antiquity
Classical Antiquity, Heavy Metal Music, and European Identity
K. F. B. FLETCHER
Living Antiquity. Role-Playing Games with a Setting in Ancient Times
Juan Ramón CARBÓ GARCÍA
Antiquity in Videogames: Genres and Approaches
Davide ANTONIO SECCI
Storming the Ivory Tower? Dissemination, Military History, and the Social Role of History
Alberto PÉREZ RUBIO, Tomás AGUILERA DURÁN
La Antigüedad en los wargames
Javier GÓMEZ VALERO
Modern Uses of Antiquity: Some Reflections as a Mean of Conclusion
Les usages modernes de l’Antiquité ou la mélancolie démocratique : quelques réflexions
Antonio GONZALES
Index
- Author (s)
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Fernando LOZANO (ed.)Fernando Lozano, Ph.D. (2004), is Professor of Ancient History at the Universidad de Sevilla. He works on Roman religion, Emperor worship and Reception Studies.Alfonso ÁLVAREZ-OSSORIO (ed.)Alfonso Álvarez-Ossorio, Ph. D. (2008), is Professor of Ancient History at the Universidad de Sevilla. He works on Ancient Piracy and Reception Studies.Carmen ALARCON (ed.)Carmen Alarcón, Ph.D. (2017), is a researcher at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla. She works on Roman religion, Imperial cult and Reception Studies.
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This work addresses the issue of antiquity in popular culture from a broad perspective in which both the most studied genres, such as films, comics and historical novels, and other lesser known ones, like fantasy and science fiction novels, and war and role games, have a place. It has been written for a wide audience; first and foremost the academic community, but we hope it might be interesting also to the general public.
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Publié avec le concours de l’Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l’Antiquité (UFC – EA 4011)