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Author : Adam J. Goldwyn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789155493226
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Trojan Wars and the Making of the Modern World written by Adam J. Goldwyn and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barry Strauss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743264428
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan War written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on archaeological research, an expert account of the famous historical battle confirms many details recounted in Homer's epic account, from Troy's alliance with the Hittite Empire to the significant fire at the end of the twelfth century and facts
Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520215993
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book In Search of the Trojan War written by Michael Wood and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 3,000 years, tales of Troy and its heroes - Achilles and Hector, Paris and the legendary beauty Helen - have fired the human imagination. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings vividly to life the legend and lore of the Heroic Age in an archaeological adventure that sifts through the myths and speculation to provide a privileged view of the riches and the reality of ancient Troy. This edition includes a new preface, a new final chapter, and an addendum to the bibliography that take account of dramatic new developments in the search for Troy with the rediscovery, in Moscow, of the so-called Jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy which began in 1988 and is yielding new evidence about the historical city.
Author : Diane P. Thompson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476605912
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan War written by Diane P. Thompson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Emily Little
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307771482
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War written by Emily Little and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is well tailored to younger readers with careful explanations and short sentences; a pronunciation guide is appended. Drawings portray the story's main events. A nice supplement to units on ancient Greece or mythology."--Booklist.
Author : Eric H. Cline
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199333823
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction written by Eric H. Cline and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iliad, Homer's epic tale of the abduction of Helen and the decade-long Trojan War, has fascinated mankind for millennia. Even today, the war inspires countless articles and books, extensive archaeological excavations, movies, television documentaries, even souvenirs and collectibles. But while the ancients themselves believed that the Trojan War took place, scholars of the modern era have sometimes derided it as a piece of fiction. Combining archaeological data and textual analysis of ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction considers whether or not the war actually took place and whether archaeologists have really discovered the site of ancient Troy. To answer these questions, archaeologist and ancient historian Eric H. Cline examines various written sources, including the works of Homer, the Epic Cycle (fragments from other, now-lost Greek epics), classical plays, and Virgil's Aeneid. Throughout, the author tests the literary claims against the best modern archaeological evidence, showing for instance that Homer, who lived in the Iron Age, for the most part depicted Bronze Age warfare with accuracy. Cline also tells the engaging story of the archaeologists--Heinrich Schliemann and his successors Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen, and Manfred Korfmann--who found the long-vanished site of Troy through excavations at Hisarlik, Turkey. Drawing on evidence found at Hisarlik and elsewhere, Cline concludes that a war or wars in the vicinity of Troy probably did take place during the Late Bronze Age, forming the nucleus of a story that was handed down orally for centuries until put into final form by Homer. But Cline suggests that, even allowing that a Trojan War took place, it probably was not fought because of Helen's abduction, though such an incident may have provided the justification for a war actually fought for more compelling economic and political motives. About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Author : Elkanah Settle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781104920081
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New History of the Trojan Wars, and Troy's Destruction in Four Books (1791) written by Elkanah Settle and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Eric H. Cline
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199760276
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction written by Eric H. Cline and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists have correctly identified and been excavating the ancient site of Troy, and what has been found there.
Author : Rodney Castleden
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1781596891
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Attack on Troy written by Rodney Castleden and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A most insightful treatment of the seemingly mythic events that make up part of the foundation of Western history . . . an excellent book.” —The NYMAS Review Thirty-three hundred years ago, Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world, and the search for the truth behind the legend has intrigued scholars ever since. In this fascinating new investigation, Rodney Castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient warfare.
Author : Carol G. Thomas
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806138749
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trojan War written by Carol G. Thomas and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the historical underpinnngs of the Heroic Age in ancient Greek tradition.
