TRACKING CLASSICAL MONSTERS IN POPULAR CULTURE
Book ID/图书代码： 02000020C00280
English Summary/英文概要： What is it about ancient monsters that popular culture still finds so enthralling? Why do the monsters of antiquity continue to stride across the modern world? In this book, the first in-depth study of how post-classical societies use the creatures from ancient myth, Liz Gloyn reveals the trends behind how we have used monsters since the 1950s to the present day, and considers why they have remained such a powerful presence in our shared cultural imagination. She presents a new model for interpreting the extraordinary vitality that classical monsters have shown, and their enormous adaptability in finding places to dwell in popular culture without sacrificing their connection to the ancient world. Her argument takes her readers through a comprehensive tour of monsters on film and television, from the much-loved creations of Ray Harryhausen in Clash of the Titans to the monster of the week in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before looking in detail at the afterlives of the Medusa and the Minotaur. She develops a broad theory of the ancient monster and its life after antiquity, investigating its relation to gender, genre and space to offer a bold and novel exploration of what keeps drawing us back to these mythical beasts. From the siren to the centaur, all monster lovers will find something to enjoy in this stimulating and accessible book.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 什么是古老的怪物，流行文化为什么仍然如此迷人？为什么古代的怪物们不断地跨越现代世界？在这本书中，第一次深入研究后古典社会如何使用古代神话中的生物，莉斯•格洛林揭示了自20世纪50年代至今我们如何使用怪物背后的趋势，并思考了为什么它们在我们共同的文化想象中保持如此强大的存在。她提出了一个新的模型来解释古典怪物所表现出的非凡的生命力，以及他们在不牺牲他们与古代世界的联系的情况下在流行文化中寻找地方的巨大适应性。她的观点带领读者在电影和电视上的怪物进行了一次全面的旅行，从备受喜爱的雷•哈里•豪森在《泰坦之战》中的创造，到《大力神：传奇之旅》里的一周怪物，然后详细地看了美杜莎和牛头人的来世。她发展了一个关于远古怪物及其生活的广泛理论，调查它与性别、流派和空间的关系，以大胆而新颖的探索，不断吸引我们回到这些神秘的野兽身上。从塞壬到半人马，所有怪物爱好者都会在这本刺激而又通俗易懂的书中找到乐趣。（WYL)
Awards/获奖情况：利兹•格洛音发展了一个关于远古怪物及其生活的广泛理论，调查它与性别、流派和空间的关系，为我们提供一个大胆而新颖的探索，是什么不断吸引我们回到这些神秘的野兽。从塞壬到半人马，所有怪物爱好者都会在这本刺激而又通俗易懂的书中找到乐趣。——新书网
“这本书会吸引任何对怪物及其在流行文化中的地位感兴趣的人。”
"{Liz Gloyn} develops a broad theory of the ancient monster and its life after antiquity, investigating its relation to gender, genre and space to offer a bold and novel exploration of what keeps drawing us back to these mythical beasts. From the siren to the centaur, all monster lovers will find something to enjoy in this stimulating and accessible book." --New Books Network
"This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in monsters and their place in popular culture." --Salon Futura
About the Author/作者介绍： 利兹•格洛音是英国伦敦大学皇家霍洛威学院古典文学高级讲师。她的研究兴趣超越了古典接受研究，探索拉丁文学、罗马家族和古代哲学之间的交集。她是塞涅卡《家庭伦理》（2017）一书的作者Liz Gloyn is Senior Lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her research interests beyond classical reception studies explore the intersection between Latin literature, the Roman family and ancient philosophy. She is the author of The Ethics of the Family in Seneca (2017).
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