Description In 15 all-new essays, this volume explores how Science Fiction and Fantasy draw on materials from ancient Greece and Rome, \'displacing\' them from their original settings-in time and space, in points of origins and genre-and encouraging readers to consider similar \'displacements\' in the modern world.
Modern examples from a wide range of media and genres-including Philip Pullman\'s His Dark Materials and the novels of Helen Oyeyemi, the Rocky Horror P.
Description In 15 all-new essays, this volume explores how Science Fiction and Fantasy draw on materials from ancient Greece and Rome, \'displacing\' them from their original settings-in time and space, in points of origins and genre-and encouraging readers to consider similar \'displacements\' in the modern world
