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Classical Literature on Screen: Affinities of Imagination Winkler, Martin M. (George Mason University, Virginia)
Classical Literature on Screen: Affinities of Imagination
Winkler, Martin M. (George Mason University, Virginia)
This book argues for a new approach to the creative affinities between ancient verbal and modern visual narratives. Examines screen adaptations of classical epic, tragedy, comedy, myth, and history using ancient theories of drama and rhetoric. Demonstrates the undiminished vitality and importance of classical antiquity in our visually oriented media.
424 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 54 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 16, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781316641873 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 426 |
| Dimensions | 245 × 169 × 30 mm · 734 g |
| Language | English |