{"product_id":"playful-classics-9781350418622","title":"Playful Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first book to deal exclusively with ludic interactions with classical antiquity  an understudied research area within classical reception studies  that can shed light on current processes of construction and appropriation of the Greco-Roman world.\u003c\/b\u003e Classical antiquity has, for many years, been sold as a product and consumed in a wide variety of forms of entertainment. As a result, games, playing and playful experiences are a privileged space for the reception of antiquity. Through the medium of games, players, performers and audiences are put into direct contact with the classical past, and encouraged to experience it in a participative, creative and subjective fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The chapters in this volume, written by scholars and practitioners, cover a variety of topics and cultural artefacts including toys, board games and video games, as well as immersive experiences such as museums, theme parks and toga parties. The contributors tackle contemporary ludic practic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019654955351,"sku":"9781350418622","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350418622.jpg?v=1750780924","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/playful-classics-9781350418622","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}