Classical Heroes in the 21st Century

New Perspectives on Contemporary Cinematic Narratives of Antiquity
Ergon, 1. Edition 2023, 193 Pages
The product is part of the series Helden – Heroisierungen – Heroismen
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The study of ancient heroes in film provides an eminent contribution to our understanding of the present by identifying the upheavals, conflicts, crises and resolution strategies that manifest themselves in heroic figures. This volume approaches heroizations by examining political leadership in heroic narratives and the influence of ancient heroes on the construction of modern (super-)heroes. Studies on the negations of the heroic reveal ambivalence, fluidity and legitimization difficulties of the examined figures. Contributions on narrativization and aesthetics address didactic potentials, genre influences, intermedial references and the possible future of (de)heroization in cinematic antiquity.

With contributions by
Jan Bahr | Anastasia Bakogianni | Torsten Caeners | Georg Eckert | Luis Unceta Gómez | Wolfgang Hochbruck | Mathias Jehle |Silvester Kreisel | Martin Lindner | Krešimir Matijević | Nils Steffensen | Alexander Vandewalle | Martin M. Winkler
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Edition 1
ISBN 978-3-98740-074-2
Subtitle New Perspectives on Contemporary Cinematic Narratives of Antiquity
Publication Date Dec 27, 2023
Year of Publication 2023
Publisher Ergon
Format Hardcover
Language deutsch
Pages 193
Medium Book
Product Type Scientific literature
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