1st Edition
The Image of Classics and Classicists in Modern Fiction Seducers, Slayers and Survivors
By Sophie Mills
Copyright 2026
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the portrayal of the discipline of Classics and its practitioners as it emerges from fiction written in the United Kingdom and the United States from the 19th century to the present day.
This is the first book-length treatment of Classics and its practitioners in the popular imagination. It begins with a discussion of the unique role of Classics in British and North American... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Proto-classicists, Classics triumphant and Classics in retreat; Chapter 3: Classical types; Chapter 4: Seducers and survivors; Appendix: Dark Academia.
Biography
Sophie Mills is Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and English at the University of North Carolina at Asheville (USA). She has taught there for 30 years and is the author of monographs and many articles on Euripides, Greek tragedy and Athenian imperialism.
