Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University.

“One of the best known authorities on antiquity in film…reviews various ways in which classical culture has directly or indirectly shaped the medium of film….this book is driven by a principled enthusiasm….It is an important resource…because it makes a compelling case for mutual benefit between film studies and classical studies.” —Classical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: the god of light and the cinema eye; 1. A certain tendency in classical philology; 2. Divine epiphanies: Apollo and the Muses; 3. The complexities of Oedipus; 4. Patriotism and war: 'Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country'; 5. Helen of Troy: marriage and adultery according to Hollywood; 6. Women in love; Epilogues: 'Bright shines the light'; Bibliography; Index.

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University.

“One of the best known authorities on antiquity in film…reviews various ways in which classical culture has directly or indirectly shaped the medium of film….this book is driven by a principled enthusiasm….It is an important resource…because it makes a compelling case for mutual benefit between film studies and classical studies.” —Classical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: the god of light and the cinema eye; 1. A certain tendency in classical philology; 2. Divine epiphanies: Apollo and the Muses; 3. The complexities of Oedipus; 4. Patriotism and war: 'Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country'; 5. Helen of Troy: marriage and adultery according to Hollywood; 6. Women in love; Epilogues: 'Bright shines the light'; Bibliography; Index.

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University.

“One of the best known authorities on antiquity in film…reviews various ways in which classical culture has directly or indirectly shaped the medium of film….this book is driven by a principled enthusiasm….It is an important resource…because it makes a compelling case for mutual benefit between film studies and classical studies.” —Classical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: the god of light and the cinema eye; 1. A certain tendency in classical philology; 2. Divine epiphanies: Apollo and the Muses; 3. The complexities of Oedipus; 4. Patriotism and war: 'Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country'; 5. Helen of Troy: marriage and adultery according to Hollywood; 6. Women in love; Epilogues: 'Bright shines the light'; Bibliography; Index.