You Win or You Die
The Ancient World of Game of Thrones
by Ayelet Haimson Lushkov
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Pub Date 25 Jul 2017 | Archive Date 30 Jul 2017
Description
Game of Thrones is a global phenomenon. Drawing in over 25 million viewers for its sixth season, the HBO series shows no sign of losing pace as it draws towards its epic conclusion next year, and the publication date of the next literary instalment is surrounded by speculation.
In advance of the seventh - and penultimate - season, Classics Professor Ayelet Haimson Lushkov here provides a rich and lively historical companion. Delving into the ancient history and mythology that inspired George RR Martin’s fantasy world, she shows how the battle for the Iron Throne is rooted in the blood-soaked politics of the Roman Empire. From the Wall and Wildings to Hadrian’s Wall in remote northern England, and the wanderings of Tyrion Lannister to the epic journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas, Lushkov’s fascinating findings are essential reading for anyone interested in the creation of this extraordinary universe.
AYELET HAIMSON LUSHKOV is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. She has wide interests in Roman history, literature and reception. She has written on Game of Thrones for the Guardian and Tweets @DR_AHL.
Advance Praise
“A fascinating guide to the shadows of antiquity that loom behind Game Of Thrones, written by someone who really knows her stuff”
TOM HOLLAND
“A fascinating guide to the shadows of antiquity that loom behind Game Of Thrones, written by someone who really knows her stuff”
TOM HOLLAND
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781784536992 |
| PRICE | US$15.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Roman C, Reviewer
What happens when a classicist reads Game of Thrones
This is so much fun as Lushkov unpicks the classical influences that exist in the GoT books. I've read something similar where a medievalist reads the books as a reception of medieval culture, and this book is both a good companion to that and a testament to the wide range of intertextual influences that comprise and underpin the books.
Organised largely around the household, warriors, epic heroes and politics, this ranges widely and cleverly between the classical world and its literature, and Martin's books, illuminating and deepening the latter.
Beware, this inevitably contains spoilers (I had to skim so bits!) but it's an informed look at a contemporary phenomenon, and adds to the literature on classical receptions in popular culture.
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