Introduction Emily Louise Knutsson is an American-Swedish actress who grew up in the suburbs of New York. Today she is living in London and Athens after having studied History at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Watching Emily being interviewed by Scotish film producer Lawrie Brewster in January 2021, I realised that she would be…
Introduction The Odyssey – a work surrounded by myths almost as legendary as the contents of the story itself. The Odyssey, whose writer remains unknown,[1] has inspired film makers, cartoonists, playwrights, our language, and much more and thusly the work has retained its significance despite being approximately 2800 years old. The Odyssey, therefore, cannot be…
My Little Pony in the 1990s Being a girl born and raised in the 1990s, I remember watching My Little Pony movies on VHS rented from the local video store. Just like beloved Disney animations, Care Bears or Moomins, My Little Pony was a magical escape from the “grey reality” (as we say in Poland)….
Introduction Sarah Daly is an Irish screenwriter, producer and director. She is probably best known for the movies „Lord of Tears“ (2013), „The Black Gloves“ (2017) and „Automata – The Devil’s Machine“ (2019) which she created together with director Lawrie Brewster. While watching „Automata – The Devil’s Machine“ I noticed several references to the classical…
Introduction Harry Potter has become one of the biggest cultural phenomena in modern times. What J. K. Rowling wrote in her very first book of the series – “[This boy will] be famous – […] every child in our world will know his name!”[1] – referring to the fictional children in the series, could just…
Since David Hogg’s great page „Ars Longa. An Index of Every Classical Reference Ever!“ will go offline soon, David agreed to move its content to fantastischeantike.de. On this page you’ll not only see one of his lovely drawings, but also his thoughts on „Back to the Future I“: Back to the Future and Oedipus Reference:…
Since David Hogg’s great page „Ars Longa. An Index of Every Classical Reference Ever!“ will go offline soon, David agreed to move its content to fantastischeantike.de. On this page you’ll not only see his lovely drawings, but also his thoughts on the TV-show „Game of Thrones“: Game of Thrones: Jamie Lannister Reference: Aquila Level: Inferred Description: Jamie…
[Chiara Sulprizio’s English article starts after some preliminary remarks in German.] Preleminary Remark/Vorbemerkungen by Michael Kleu Chiara Sulprizio hat Classics studiert und eine Doktorarbeit zum Thema “Gender, Space and Warfare in the Early Plays of Aristophanes” geschrieben. Nach Stationen an verschiedenen US-amerikanischen Universitäten lehrt sie nun an der Vanderbilt University. Ihren großartigen Blog Animated Antiquity…
Introduction Imagine being trapped in a box. You are chained to the floor alongside others in the same situation, but being chained, you cannot see them, and your only sense impression consists of shadows on the wall in front of you. You have no idea of where the shadows are coming from or what is…
The socioreligious ritual of hospitality has long been regarded as an important component in our proper understanding of the Homeric Odyssey. One might turn, in this regard, to Steve Reece’s important monograph The Stranger’s Welcome (1993), which lists the typical elements of the Homeric reception scene (he lists over thirty-five repeatable [sub]elements). Scholars such as…