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Pages: 289
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Son of Classics and Comics presents thirteen original studies of representations of the ancient world in the medium of comics. Building on the foundation establ
Classics and Comics
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Pages: 280
Authors: George Kovacs
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Classics and Comics is the first book to explore the engagement of classics with the epitome of modern popular literature, the comic book. This volume collects
Visions of the Future in Comics
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Pages: 257
Authors: Francesco-Alessio Ursini
Categories: Literary Criticism
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Across generations and genres, comics have imagined different views of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias. These presaging narratives
The Hero Reloaded
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What was a hero in Classical Antiquity? Why is it that their characteristics have transcended chronological and cultural barriers while they are still role mode
Picturing Childhood
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Authors: Mark Heimermann
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Comics and childhood have had a richly intertwined history for nearly a century. From Richard Outcault’s Yellow Kid, Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo, and Harold