Overview

The Trojan War occurred more than 3,000 years ago. Since then, starting with Homer's epics, people have been writing, painting, sculpting and creating music about this event and its participants. This book starts with an overview of the Bronze Age when the Trojan War occurred, and then follows a selection of the major literature about this war from Homer down through the ages and on to the Internet. Each retelling of the Troy story is discussed in its historical context and includes a synopsis of the story itself. The ways of telling the story change over time. The main versions considered include Homer's Iliad and Odyssey; a selection of Classical Greek Dramas (especially Iphigenia at Aulis); Virgil's Aeneid; Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde; Guido delle Colonne's History of the Destruction of Troy; Racine's Iphigenia (at Aulis); Goethe's Iphigenia in Tauris; Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida; Joyce's Ulysses; and two feminist Troy novels, Sheri Tepper's The Gate to Women's Country and Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Firebrand. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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Author:   Diane P. Thompson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780786472291

ISBN 10:   0786472294
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   24 June 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction  1. Bronze Age Mycenae, Anatolia and Troy: The Archaeological Evidence  2. Oral Poetry and the Troy Cycle  3. Homer’s Iliad: The War at Troy  4. Homer’s Odyssey: The Long Journey Home  5. Aeschylus’ Agamemnon: Dead Heroes and Wild Women—Controlling the Past  6. Euripides’ Two Iphigenia Plays: Human Sacrifice and Resolution  7. Virgil’s Aeneid: Roman Transformation of Homeric Myth  8. Transmission of Troy Stories to the Middle Ages  9. Love Redeems Eneas; Love Destroys Achillès: Troy as Romance 10. Guido delle Colonna’s Historia Destructionis Troiae: Fate, Fortune, Demons and the Restless Heart 11. Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde: The Christian Synthesis 12. Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida: Human Beings Alone 13. Improving Iphigenia: Racine and Goethe Modernize Evil 14. James Joyce’s Ulysses: A Mind Trip 15. The Firebrand and The Gate to Women’s Country: Women Revise the Trojan Past 16. The Tradition Continues: Troy in the Media and Popular Culture Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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Reviews of the first edition: a thorough treatment...recommended - Library Journal this survey is an excellent review of the use of an ancient story throughout literary history. It is very interesting to anyone who appreciates Homer and Virgil and could be useful in literature classes - Catholic Library World useful...well written...provides a useful synthesis...extensive and detailed...very enjoyable reading - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Reviews of the first edition: a thorough treatment...recommended - Library Journal this survey is an excellent review of the use of an ancient story throughout literary history. It is very interesting to anyone who appreciates Homer and Virgil and could be useful in literature classes - Catholic Library World useful...well written...provides a useful synthesis...extensive and detailed...very enjoyable reading - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Reviews of the first edition: <br><br> a thorough treatment...recommended - Library Journal <br><br> this survey is an excellent review of the use of an ancient story throughout literary history. It is very interesting to anyone who appreciates Homer and Virgil and could be useful in literature classes - Catholic Library World <br><br> useful...well written...provides a useful synthesis...extensive and detailed...very enjoyable reading - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Author Information

Diane P. Thompson is professor emerita at Northern Virginia Community College. She has been a long-time scholar of Troy studies. She lives in Reston, Virginia.

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