Classics and comics /
Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irre...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [U.K.] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011
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| Series: | Classical presences.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irrelevant-as with Hercules' starfaring adventures in the 1982 Marvel miniseries. But all of these make implicit or explicit claims about the place of classics in modern literary culture. Classics and Comics is the first book to explore the engagement of classics with the epitome of modern popular literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199792368 0199792364 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
