Rewriting the Ancient World: Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in Modern Popular Fiction

by Lisa Maurice

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004340149
• ISBN13: 9789004340145
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"