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Artificial Intelligence in Greek and Roman Epic
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Parts one and two consider, respectively, archaic Greek, Hellenistic and Roman epics. Contributors explore the representations of Pandora in Hesiod, Homeric automata such as Hephaestus' wheeled tripods, the Phaiakian king Alkinos' golden and silver guard dogs, and even the Trojan Horse. Later examples cover Artificial Intelligence and automation (including Talos) in the Argonautica of Apollonius and Valerius Flaccus, and Pygmalion's ivory woman in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Part three underlines how these concepts benefit from analysis of the ekphrasis device, within which they often feature. These chapters investigate the cyborg potential of the epic hero and the literary implications of ancient technology. Moving into contemporary examples, the final chapters consider the reception of ancient literary Artificial Intelligence in contemporary film and literature, such as the Czech science-fiction epic Starvoyage, or Small Cosmic Odyssey by Jan Kresadlo (1995) and the British science-fiction novel The Holy Machine by Chris Beckett (2004).
Parts one and two consider, respectively, archaic Greek, Hellenistic and Roman epics. Contributors explore the representations of Pandora in Hesiod, Homeric automata such as Hephaestus' wheeled tripods, the Phaiakian king Alkinos' golden and silver guard dogs, and even the Trojan Horse. Later examples cover Artificial Intelligence and automation (including Talos) in the Argonautica of Apollonius and Valerius Flaccus, and Pygmalion's ivory woman in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Part three underlines how these concepts benefit from analysis of the ekphrasis device, within which they often feature. These chapters investigate the cyborg potential of the epic hero and the literary implications of ancient technology. Moving into contemporary examples, the final chapters consider the reception of ancient literary Artificial Intelligence in contemporary film and literature, such as the Czech science-fiction epic Starvoyage, or Small Cosmic Odyssey by Jan Kresadlo (1995) and the British science-fiction novel The Holy Machine by Chris Beckett (2004).
Hardcover
$133.33