{"product_id":"9781350469167","title":"Ancient World in Rock Music Playing the Classics in the 1960s and 1970s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAncient World in Rock Music\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePlaying the Classics in the 1960s and 1970s\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicholas D. Cross | Nicholas R. Wagner | Filippo Carlà-Uhink | Martin Lindner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first volume to investigate how Classic Rock music engaged with the ancient world from lyrics to performance to the curation of the personalities of the singers and bands themselves. \u003c\/b\u003eThough Classic Rock is treated simultaneously as the leading edge of modern music and already a thing of the past, the contributors to this volume break this dichotomy. They consider how artists such as Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, the Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Marc Bolan, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, Meat Loaf, and Stevie Nicks looked to the ancient world for direction and inspiration: for example, Freddie Mercury to Zoroastrianism, Stevie Nicks to Celtic myth, and Jim Morrison to Nietzsche's reading of the Greek god Dionysus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors come from across musicology and classical studies, and from across the globe. Their sixteen chapters are organized around examples of musicians who employed elements of ancient history and myth, performative features, and philosophy and religion. Ultimately, as a study of reception, this volume demonstrates how this overlooked aspect of Classic Rock can contribute to the classical tradition and its continued significance for our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas D. Cross\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean History at United States Naval Academy, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas R. Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at Grinnell College, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350469167\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515391672460,"sku":"9781350469167","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_02be2ed5-27b6-4c53-aa7a-64894110285a.jpg?v=1784693574","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350469167","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}