{"product_id":"9781316287187","title":"Antiquity Now: The Classical World in the Contemporary American Imagination","description":"Written in a lively and accessible style, Antiquity Now opens our gaze to the myriad uses and abuses of classical antiquity in contemporary fiction, film, comics, drama, television - and even internet forums. With every chapter focusing on a different aspect of classical reception - including sexuality, politics, gender and ethnicity - this book explores the ideological motivations behind contemporary American allusions to the classical world. Ultimately, this kaleidoscope of receptions - from calls for marriage equality to examinations of gang violence to passionate pleas for peace (or war) - reveals a 'classical antiquity' that reconfigures itself daily, as modernity explains itself to itself through ever-expanding technologies and media. Antiquity Now thus examines the often-surprising redeployment of the art and literature of the ancient world, a geography charged with especial value in the contemporary imagination.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122008047856,"sku":"9781316287187","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316287187_p0.jpg?v=1763707837","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316287187","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}