Cinema and Classical Texts Apollo’s New Light 1st Edition by Martin M Winkler ISBN 0521518601 9780521518604

Cinema and Classical Texts Apollo’s New Light 1st Edition by Martin M. Winkler – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 0521518601, 9780521518604

Full download Cinema and Classical Texts Apollo’s New Light 1st Edition after payment

Product details:

ISBN 10: 0521518601

ISBN 13: 9780521518604 

Author: Martin M. Winkler

Apollo was the ancient god of light and the divine patron of the arts. He is therefore a fitting metaphor for cinematography, which is the modern art of writing with moving light. This book interprets films as visual texts and provides the first systematic theoretical and practical demonstration of the affinities between Greco-Roman literature and the cinema. It examines major themes from classical myth and history such as film portrayals of gods, exemplified by Apollo and the Muses; Oedipus, antiquity’s most influential mythic-tragic hero; the question of heroism and patriotism in war; and the representation of women like Helen of Troy and Cleopatra as products of male desire and fantasy. Covering a wide range of European and American directors, genres and classical authors, this study provides an innovative perspective on the two disciplines of classics and cinema and demonstrates our most influential medium’s unlimited range when it adapts ancient texts.

Table of contents:

List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: the god of light and the cinema eye
1. A certain tendency in classical philology
2. Divine epiphanies: Apollo and the Muses
3. The complexities of Oedipus
4. Patriotism and war: ‘Sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country’
5. Helen of Troy: marriage and adultery according to Hollywood
6. Women in love
Epilogues: ‘Bright shines the light’
Bibliography
Index.

People also search for:

    
cinema and classical texts apollo’s new light
    
apollo cinema prices
    
apollo cinema schedule
    
cinema and classical texts
    
a classical allusion is a reference to a biblical story
    
a classical allusion typically refers to

Tags: Martin M Winkler, Cinema, Classical Texts, Apollo, New Light