“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.

“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.

“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.