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Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic
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Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic Hardcover - 2006

by Winkler

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  • Title Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons
  • Date 2006-07-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5D4000008W8L_ns
  • ISBN 9781405131827 / 1405131829
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.32 x 0.94 in (23.88 x 16.05 x 2.39 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Library of Congress subjects Trojan War, Trojan War - Motion pictures and the war
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005030974
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

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To an unusual degree, Wolfgang Petersen's Troy has directed public attention to the archaeology of Troy - Hisarlik in modern Turkey - and to the work of its excavators.

From the rear cover

This is the first book to examine systematically Wolfgang Petersen's epic film Troy from archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. The collection addresses the most important aspects of the film: its use of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology, its modern political overtones, and its place in film history with regard to both previous epics on the Trojan War and the director's own earlier work.

The book explains why, despite or perhaps because of the liberties the film takes with ancient myth, literature, and archaeology, Troy has found huge worldwide audiences. For those who wish to explore the subject further, the book includes an annotated list of feature films and television films and series episodes on the Trojan War.

About the author


Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collections Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001) and Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004).