The Revenge of Augustus: Caesar, Octavian and History in Neil Gaiman’s "August"
The Revenge of Augustus: Caesar, Octavian and History in Neil Gaiman’s "August"
Author(s): Aleksandra KlęczarSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: comic books; graphic novel; classical reception; Octavian Augustus; popular culture
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the reception of Roman history in Neil Gaiman’s graphic short story August. It concentrates on the analysis of narrative approach and the ways in which the history of Rome, Caesar and Augustus has been interwoven with Gaiman’s fictional world.
Journal: Classica Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 107-120
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English