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Rewriting the Ancient World
Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in Modern Popular Fiction
Series: - Metaforms, Volume: 10
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Rewriting the Ancient World looks at how and why the ancient world, including not only the Greeks and Romans, but also Jews and Christians, has been rewritten in popular fictions of the modern world. The fascination that ancient society holds for later periods in the Western world is as noticeable in popular fiction as it is in other media, for there is a vast body of work either set in, or interacting with, classical models, themes and societies. These works of popular fiction encompass a very wide range of society, and the examination of the interaction between these books and the world of classics provides a fascinating study of both popular culture and example of classical reception.
Lisa Maurice, Ph.D. (2001) is senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. She is the author of The Teacher in Ancient Rome: The Magister and His World (Lexington 2013), many articles, and editor of two more Brill Metaforms volumes.
Contributors are: Eran Almagor, Emily Chow-Kambitsch, Claudia Caia Julia Fratini,
Lily Glasner, Tal Ilan, Anat Koplowitz-Breier, Lisa Maurice, Haim Perlmutter, Amanda Potter, Anne Sinha, Hamish Williams, Dor Yacobi.
Contributors are: Eran Almagor, Emily Chow-Kambitsch, Claudia Caia Julia Fratini,
Lily Glasner, Tal Ilan, Anat Koplowitz-Breier, Lisa Maurice, Haim Perlmutter, Amanda Potter, Anne Sinha, Hamish Williams, Dor Yacobi.
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Introduction: The Ancient World and Popular Fiction
âLisa Maurice
1 From I, Claudius to Private Eyes: Rome and the Detective in Popular Fiction
âLisa Maurice
2 A Roman and a Foreigner: Lindsey Davisâs New Roman Detective Series
âAnat Koplowitz-Breier
3 âAn Open Account from the Past Always Needs to be Settledâ: Chimaira (2001) / The Ancient Curse (2010) and Receiving the Past
âClaudia Fratini
4 Going Home: Xenophonâs Anabasis in Sol Yurickâs The Warriors (1965)
âEran Almagor
5 The Eagle and the Mockingjay: Reality Television as Roman Gladiator Culture
âDor Yaccobi
6 âAtalanta Just Marriedâ: A Case Study in Greek Mythology-Based Fan Fiction
âAmanda Potter
7 The Loves of Achilles: From Epic to Popular Fiction
âAnne Sinha
8 âHome Is Behind, The World Aheadâ: Reading Tolkienâs The Hobbit as a Story of Xenia or Homeric Hospitality
âHamish Williams
9 Cupid and Psyche: A Love Story (?) in Comics and Childrenâs Literature
âLily Glasner
10 Sadducee and Pharisee in âThe Antagonistsâ by E.K. Gann
âHaim Perlmutter
11 Emotion and Reception of the Ancient World in Lew Wallaceâs Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880)
âEmily Chow-Kambitsch
12 Jewish Women Writing Historical Novels Based on Rabbinic Sources
âTal Ilan
Some Concluding Thoughts
Index
List of Contributors
Introduction: The Ancient World and Popular Fiction
âLisa Maurice
Part 1: Rewriting the Classics in Crime Fiction and Thrillers
1 From I, Claudius to Private Eyes: Rome and the Detective in Popular Fiction
âLisa Maurice
2 A Roman and a Foreigner: Lindsey Davisâs New Roman Detective Series
âAnat Koplowitz-Breier
3 âAn Open Account from the Past Always Needs to be Settledâ: Chimaira (2001) / The Ancient Curse (2010) and Receiving the Past
âClaudia Fratini
Part 2: Rewriting the Ancient World in a Modern Setting
4 Going Home: Xenophonâs Anabasis in Sol Yurickâs The Warriors (1965)
âEran Almagor
5 The Eagle and the Mockingjay: Reality Television as Roman Gladiator Culture
âDor Yaccobi
6 âAtalanta Just Marriedâ: A Case Study in Greek Mythology-Based Fan Fiction
âAmanda Potter
Part 3: Rewriting Myths of Classical Literature
7 The Loves of Achilles: From Epic to Popular Fiction
âAnne Sinha
8 âHome Is Behind, The World Aheadâ: Reading Tolkienâs The Hobbit as a Story of Xenia or Homeric Hospitality
âHamish Williams
9 Cupid and Psyche: A Love Story (?) in Comics and Childrenâs Literature
âLily Glasner
Part 4: Rewriting Jews and Christians in the Ancient World
10 Sadducee and Pharisee in âThe Antagonistsâ by E.K. Gann
âHaim Perlmutter
11 Emotion and Reception of the Ancient World in Lew Wallaceâs Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880)
âEmily Chow-Kambitsch
12 Jewish Women Writing Historical Novels Based on Rabbinic Sources
âTal Ilan
Some Concluding Thoughts
Index
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