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Troy

Troy

Winkler

Hardcover

Literary CriticismFilm Studies

ISBN10: 1405131829
ISBN13: 9781405131827
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Jul 3 2006
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
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, several of whom incorporate films into their teaching and research.
  • 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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