The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film by Potter, Amanda

The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350439368)

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The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film by Potter, Amanda

The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film

$120.00
The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film by Potter, Amanda

The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film

$120.00
Format: Hardcover
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Employing a wide range of scholarly approaches, such as reception studies, feminist studies, racial studies and posthumanism studies, this volume examines the classical influence on the character of Wonder Woman. In particular, the contributors look at the cultural phenomenon of this female superhero across comic books and film. The result is an in-depth study that examines the influence ancient Greek mythology has on popular culture and, reversely, how modern media shapes contemporary views of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Introduced to the world via Sensation Comics in 1941, Wonder Woman remains one of the most identifiable superheroes today, and her narratives that frequently involve love, inclusion and empathy continue to speak to readers and viewers around the world. Engaging with her long and complex history, the chapters examine the history of this influential character and her associates, alongside her relevance within the field of classical reception, and her gender identity. As such, this book presents Wonder Woman as the complex heroine that she is, and one who has both influenced and been influenced by our understanding of the ancient world.

Author: Amanda Potter
ISBN-10: 1350439363
ISBN-13: 9781350439368
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2026
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
By Amanda Potter
By Amanda Potter
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Amanda Potter is a Visiting Fellow in Classics at the University of Liverpool, UK. She co-edited Ancient Epic in Film and Television (2021) and has published widely on classics in film and television.

Natalie J. Swain is an Instructor in Classics at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. She has published on Latin literature and the reception of the ancient Mediterranean world in comics.

Connie Skibinski is a doctorate candidate in Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her primary research interest is Greco-Roman mythology and the adaptation of ancient mythology from the Medieval period to the contemporary era.

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