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Winkler - Troy: From Homer´s Iliad to Hollywood Epic - 9781405131834 - V9781405131834
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Troy: From Homer´s Iliad to Hollywood Epic

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Description for Troy: From Homer´s Iliad to Hollywood Epic Paperback. This is the first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen's epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. The first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen's epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
This is the first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen’s epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
  • The first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen’s epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
  • Examines the film’s use of Homer’s Iliad and the myth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology, and its place in film history.
  • Identifies the modern political overtones of the Trojan War myth as expressed in the film and explains why it found world-wide audiences.
  • Editor and contributors are archaeologists or classical scholars, ... Read more
  • Includes an annotated list of films and television films and series episodes on the Trojan War.
  • Contains archaeological illustrations of Troy, relevant images of ancient art, and stills from films on the Trojan War.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405131834
SKU
V9781405131834
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Winkler
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).

Reviews for Troy: From Homer´s Iliad to Hollywood Epic
“This is an excellent collection of essays. Editor Martin Winkler and the twelve authors are to be commended for getting it together and out so quickly while Troy is still relatively fresh in viewers’ minds. The articles could be read by anyone interested in the movie; they should be read by any classicist who has seen it. Each piece – ... Read more

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