The popular American TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spanned seven seasons and gained a cult following. But how is it linked to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome? On closer inspection, its characters and narratives are revealed to be new incarnations of ancient classical myths that have fi…
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A short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
How an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parallels the myth of Pygmalion.
Transcript -- How an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parallels the myth of Pygmalion.
Gender, femininity and identity in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Transcript -- Gender, femininity and identity in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
How viewers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer relate to the storyline as a modern reworking of Ovid's Pygmalion myth.
Transcript -- How viewers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer relate to the storyline as a modern reworking of Ovid's Pygmalion myth.
Open University academic Paula James explains the links between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and classical mythology.
Transcript -- Open University academic Paula James explains the links between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and classical mythology.
Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.
Transcript -- Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.
How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.
Transcript -- How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.
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