Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture : the backward gaze /

Myths of the Underworld in Contemporary Culture: The Backward Gaze' examines a series of twentieth and twenty-first century fictional works that adapt Greco-Roman myths of the catabasis, the heroic journey to the underworld. Covering a range of genres - including novels, comics, and children�...

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Main Author: Fletcher, Judith (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Classical presences.
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