The modern Hercules : images of the hero from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first century /

The modern Hercules : images of the hero from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first century /

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Uniform title:	Modern Hercules (Brill Academic Publishers)
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Metaforms : studies in the reception of classical antiquity, 2212-9405 ; volume 21 Metaforms ; v. 21.
Subject:	Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) -- Art -- Congresses. Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) -- Art -- Congresses. Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) -- In literature -- Congresses. Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) -- In literature -- Congresses. Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) Arts, Modern -- Themes, motives -- Congresses. Arts, Modern -- Themes, motives. Literature. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13542472

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Other authors / contributors:	Blanshard, Alastair, editor. Stafford, Emma, editor. Hercules: A Hero for All Ages (Conference) (2013 : University of Leeds). contributor. Celebrating Hercules in the Modern World (Conference) (2017 : University of Leeds). contributor.
ISBN:	9004440062 9789004440067 9789004440005
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital cover (viewed on February 18, 2021).
Summary:	"The Modern Hercules explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles - the Roman Hercules - in western culture from the nineteenth century to the present day. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, exploring this complex hero's transformations of identity and significance in a wide range of modern media, including literature, visual arts and film. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent figuring of Herakles-Hercules in western culture, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero's perennial appeal. Contributors are: Arlene Allan, Eran Almagor, Jean Alvares, Alix Beaumont, Monica S. Cyrino, Will Desmond, Matthew Dillon, Frances Foster, T.H.M. Gellar-Goad, Joel Gordon, Stephe Harrop, Owen Hodkinson, Katherine Lu Hsu, Paula James, Hugo Koning, Kleoniki Kyrkopoulou, Lisa Maurice, Andreas Michalopoulos, Charilaos Michalopoulos, Eleanor OKell, Ayelet Peer, Patricia Saltzman-Mitchell, Clemence Schultze, Maria Seijo-Richart, Jon Solomon, Emma Stafford, Sam Summers, Rachel White, Michael Williams, Maria Xanthou"--
Other form:	Print version: Modern Hercules (Brill Academic Publishers). Modern Hercules. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004440005

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Summary:	The Modern Hercules explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles - the Roman Hercules - in western culture from the nineteenth century to the present day. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, exploring this complex hero's transformations of identity and significance in a wide range of modern media, including literature, visual arts and film. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent figuring of Herakles-Hercules in western culture, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero's perennial appeal.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9004440062 9789004440067 9789004440005
ISSN:	2212-9405 ;