TY - GEN N2 - Examining a range of contemporary fictional works that adapt Greco-Roman myths of the descent into the underworld, from novels and comics to children's culture, this volume reveals the ways in which the catabasis narrative can be manipulated by storytellers to reflect upon postmodern culture, feminist critiques, and postcolonial appropriations. AB - Examining a range of contemporary fictional works that adapt Greco-Roman myths of the descent into the underworld, from novels and comics to children's culture, this volume reveals the ways in which the catabasis narrative can be manipulated by storytellers to reflect upon postmodern culture, feminist critiques, and postcolonial appropriations. T1 - Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture :the backward gaze / AU - Fletcher, Judith, ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - PN56.O7 N1 - Previously issued in print: 2019. ID - 883361 KW - Voyages to the otherworld in literature. KW - Voyages to the otherworld. SN - 9780191821288 TI - Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture :the backward gaze / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198767091.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198767091.001.0001 ER -