The Curse of 300? Popular Culture and Teaching the Spartans by Emma Stafford

“…I teach Spartan history at the University of Leeds both as part of an introductory course about the Greek World and also as part of a range of more closely-focused Special Subject modules for second and third year undergraduates, including Image of Sparta and Classics on Screen. …”
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ZACK SNYDER, FRANK MILLER AND HERODOTUS: THREE TAKES ON THE 300 SPARTANS by G.N. Murray

“…Therefore the graphic novel and especially the film are drenched with Spartan superiority and Persian inferiority. …”
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Holy Terror!: Islamophobia and Intermediality in Frank Miller’s Graphic Novel by Frank Mehring

“…Holy Terror references news media, films and television series, 9/11 photography, familiar comic book heroes, and, of course, Miller’s own oeuvre. …”
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