{"product_id":"classics-and-comics-9780199734191","title":"Classics and Comics","description":"Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irrelevant-as with Hercules' starfaring adventures in the 1982 Marvel miniseries. But all of these make implicit or explicit claims about the place of classics in modern literary culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassics and Comics\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to explore the engagement of classics with the epitome of modern popular literature, the comic book. This volume collects sixteen articles, all specially commissioned for this volume, that look at how classical content is deployed in comics and reconfigured for a modern audience. It opens with a detailed historical introduction surveying the role of classical material in comics since the 1930s. Subsequent chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the incorporation of modern theories of myth into the creation and interpretation of comic books, the appropriation of characters from classical literature and myth, and the reconfiguration of motif into a modern literary medium. Among the well-known comics considered in the collection are Frank Miller's \u003cem\u003e300\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSin City\u003c\/em\u003e, DC Comics' \u003cem\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Kirby's \u003cem\u003eThe Eternals\u003c\/em\u003e, Neil Gaiman's \u003cem\u003eSandman\u003c\/em\u003e, and examples of Japanese manga. The volume also includes an original 12-page \"comics-essay,\" drawn and written by Eisner Award-winning Eric Shanower, creator of the graphic novel series \u003cem\u003eAge of Bronze\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Kovacs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199734191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Kovacs\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC.W. Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Theatre at the University of British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144535801971,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":85.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ad722fc4-48a8-4153-996a-18c241f61a7e.jpg?v=1750504252","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/classics-and-comics-9780199734191","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}