The Reception of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture

The Reception of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture
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Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 9789004347724
ISBN-13 : 9004347720
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Download or read book The Reception of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture written by Eran Almagor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture, Eran Almagor and Lisa Maurice offer a collection of chapters dealing with the reception of antiquity in modern popular media, and focusing on a comparison between ancient and modern sets of values.


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