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Once and future antiquities in science fiction and fantasy

by Brett M. Rogers, Benjamin Eldon Stevens

This collection of fifteen essays examines how science fiction and fantasy draw on ancient Greek and Roman materials. It analyses the displacement of classical motifs in modern literature, film, and games, exploring their role as a form of classical reception.

Accession 14182 ISBN 9781350074880 Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
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