"A fascinating satura lanx: a collection of essays which provides
the reader with a very valuable diversity of approaches.... This
book must be considered a crucial and innovative contribution to
the fields of classical philology, comparative literature, and film
analysis; and, at the same time, pleasant reading for a larger
public interested in cinema and literature.... The innovative value
and the extraordinary quality of the book show the vitality
of classical tradition in contemporary culture and the hermeneutic
importance of the 'fusion between past and present.'"--Classical
World
"One of the most striking interpretative studies of cinematic
texts.... In his valuable and well-structured introduction Martin
M. Winkler describes the theoretical background and history of Film
Philology.... A rewarding and engaging collection of varied essays
on classics and cinema covering discussions of common patterns and
motifs in non-classical films as well as the interpretation of
ancient text from the perspective of cinema...and film
criticism....
This informative collection is helpful for both classicists with an
interest in film philology and film criticism and for film-literate
readers with an interest in classical themes, inducing them to
watch
a particular film again and to think anew about it."--Bryn Mawr
Classical Review
"Intertextual readings enrich our appreciation of the films, but
these essays also offer new ways to interpret the ancient texts....
[Winkler's] deliberate selection of the widest possible cross
section of approaches to the interface of classical culture and
cinema ensures that the reader will find something among the
diverse essays to inspire new readings and fresh insights in film
and ancient text alike."--Amphora
Praise for the previous edition: "The collection bears testimony to
the fruitful possibilities of combining 'ancient' knowledge with
cinematic perspectives.... There are pleasures to mine
[here]."--Film Quarterly
"Lively, often meticulously researched, well-structured, and--not
least of its virtues--unpredictable."--The Classical Review
"A fascinating satura lanx: a collection of essays which provides
the reader with a very valuable diversity of approaches.... This
book must be considered a crucial and innovative contribution to
the fields of classical philology, comparative literature, and film
analysis; and, at the same time, pleasant reading for a larger
public interested in cinema and literature.... The innovative value
and the extraordinary quality of the book show the vitality
of classical tradition in contemporary culture and the hermeneutic
importance of the 'fusion between past and present.'"--Classical
World
"One of the most striking interpretative studies of cinematic
texts.... In his valuable and well-structured introduction Martin
M. Winkler describes the theoretical background and history of Film
Philology.... A rewarding and engaging collection of varied essays
on classics and cinema covering discussions of common patterns and
motifs in non-classical films as well as the interpretation of
ancient text from the perspective of cinema...and film
criticism....
This informative collection is helpful for both classicists with an
interest in film philology and film criticism and for film-literate
readers with an interest in classical themes, inducing them to
watch
a particular film again and to think anew about it."--Bryn Mawr
Classical Review
"Intertextual readings enrich our appreciation of the films, but
these essays also offer new ways to interpret the ancient texts....
[Winkler's] deliberate selection of the widest possible cross
section of approaches to the interface of classical culture and
cinema ensures that the reader will find something among the
diverse essays to inspire new readings and fresh insights in film
and ancient text alike."--Amphora
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