The Revenge of Augustus: Caesar, Octavian and History in Neil Gaiman’s "August"

Abstract

Revenge of Augustus: Caesar, Octavian and History in Neil Gaiman’s "August" The paper discusses the reception of Roman history in Neil Gaiman’s graphic short story August. It concentrates on the analysis of narrative approach and the ways in which the history of Rome, Caesar and Augustus has been interwoven with Gaiman’s fictional world.

Keywords

• comic books
• graphic novel
• classical reception
• Octavian Augustus
• popular culture