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Myths of the underworld in contemporary culture : the backward gaze / Judith Fletcher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fletcher, Judith, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voyages to the otherworld in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- Examining a range of contemporary fictional works that adapt Greco-Roman myths of the descent into the underworld, from novels and comics to children's culture, this volume reveals the ways in which the catabasis narrative can be manipulated by storytellers to reflect upon postmodern culture, feminist critiques, and postcolonial appropriations.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-252422-4
- 0-19-182128-4
- 0-19-107980-4
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