Ancient magic and the supernatural in the modern visual and performing arts

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"Ancient magic and the supernatural in the modern visual and performing arts"
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edited by Filippo Carlà and Irene Berti
出版者
  • Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
出版年月
  • 2015
書籍サイズ
24 cm
シリーズ名/番号
  • : hbk
  • : pbk
  • : ePDF
  • : ePub

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Formerly CIP Uk

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-324) and index

"To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media--from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different p

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