Issue 7...

This issue looks at re-interpretations of the Classics in modern art, theatre and literature, and includes:

Iris interview: Richard Adams, author of Watership Down

The Many Lives of Venus de Milo: Classical Sculpture and contemporary art

Re-inventing the past in the future: Science Fiction and the Classical world

Someone Else's Dream: Magical Realism, Latin America and Classical literature

Colouring-in the Ancient World: The Classics and contemporary race relations

Travelogue: a weekend in Florence

It also includes articles and features on outreach projects, news and reviews, quizzes and puzzles, a what's on section, translations and fiction, advice and more...

 

 

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