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Classics and Comics (Classical Presences) by George Kovacs and C. W. Marshall is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Classics and Comics (Classical Presences) about?
Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irrelevant-as with Hercules' starfaring adventures in the 1982 Marvel miniseries. But all of these make implicit or explicit claims about the place of classics in modern literary culture. Classics and Comics i
Who reads Classics and Comics (Classical Presences)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- George Kovacs and C. W. Marshall
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282977822
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Comics, Literary Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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