Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture : the backward gaze / Judith Fletcher.
2019
PN56.O7
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Title
Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture : the backward gaze / Judith Fletcher.
Author
Fletcher, Judith, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191821288 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
PN56.O7
Dewey Decimal Classification
809.3915
Summary
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.
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Previously issued in print: 2019.
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 10, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198767091
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