Stranger Things. Fantasy in Antiquity : Historiography and Reception
Antela Bernárdez, Borja, ed. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Mendoza Sanahuja, Marc, ed. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Publicació:	Projektverlag, 2021
Descripció:	366 pàg.
Resum:	This volume is the proceedings of an online conference that took place on April 20th-21st 2020. The contributions in this volume are divided into two main parts. The first one deals with the perception of the extraordinary in Antiquity and the role of 'fantastical' elements in the works of different Classical authors. Jurgen R. Gatt shows the critical method of Herodotus when dealing with fanciful stories and its relation to forensic speeches. Ronald Blankenborg reappraises the topic of the geography described in the Odyssey and how it has been wrongly considered almost an accurate travel guide. Thomas A. Husøy's paper is focused on the omens for the battle of Leuctra described in the sources and their role as reflections of a Boeotian ethno-symbolism. For her part, Mariachiara Angelucci analyses Polemon of Ilium's fragments and this author's closeness to the Aristotelian school. Borja Antela-Bernárdez presents a study on the depiction of Sertorius in Plutarch and the parallelisms established with some other mythical and historical characters The writer from Chaeronea is also the focus of Marine Glénisson's contribution, which reflects on the role and significance of the fantastic details he included in his Lives. Finally, Mónica Durán Mañas' paper bounds the two parts of this volume with an engaging dialogue between the ancient and modern perceptions of otherness. The second section is focused on how Classical culture and history have been used and integrated into the fantasy genre, both in books and films. The first chapter, written by Guendalina D. M. Taietti, presents the pseudohistorical creation of 'the oath of Alexander' by Christos Zalokostas and how behind this modern 'fantasy' lurked a political agenda. Antonio Ignacio Molina Molina Marín presents an examination of the influential J. R. R. Tolkien's works from a Classical studies' perspective. Marc Mendoza's paper, in turn, is focused on Ephebe, Greece's lookalike in Discworld, the literary universe created by the funniest fantasy writer, Sir Terry Pratchett. Julia Guantes García's contribution reflects on the recurrent film archetype of the 'amazon' through a deep analysis of its appearance in three 21st-century blockbuster movies. Sabrina Colabella shows the Classical influences found in the successful literary and filmic series Hunger Games, especially through its protagonist Katniss Everdeen. Finally, Daniela M. Dantas Gomes presents a thorough comparison between the ancient harpies and the homonymous characters appearing in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV series adaptation Game of Thrones. This book, therefore, addresses in many different ways the broadness of human creativity and imagination. The unceasing need and production of stories are a telling manifestation of these fundamental aspects of human existence. Stories are an honest expression of our constant struggle to understand a world that raises many questions but offers just a few easy answers. The basic questions, however, have remained the same for centuries: where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Certainly, science has helped us in this endless crusade, but humans still need stories to make sense of all the apparently random and confusing facts it brings up. Even if we discover that the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything is 42, we still need a story to make sense of it.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Llibre ; recerca ; Versió publicada
ISBN:	978-3-89733-545-5

366 p, 4.6 MB

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