{"product_id":"the-trojan-war-literature-and-legends-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-present-2d-ed-paperback","title":"The Trojan War: Literature and Legends from the Bronze Age to the Present, 2d ed. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane P. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e; a selection of Classical Greek Dramas (especially \u003ci\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/i\u003e); Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e; Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e; Guido delle Colonne's \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Destruction of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e; Racine's \u003ci\u003eIphigenia\u003c\/i\u003e (at Aulis); Goethe's \u003ci\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/i\u003e; Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/i\u003e; Joyce's \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e; and two feminist Troy novels, Sheri Tepper's \u003ci\u003eThe Gate to Women's Country\u003c\/i\u003e and Marion Zimmer Bradley's \u003ci\u003eThe Firebrand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane P. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita at Northern Virginia Community College. She has been a long-time scholar of Troy studies. She lives in Reston, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780662100256,"sku":"9780786472291","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ca616137e7e55702cb939177561db4a.webp?v=1780533805","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-trojan-war-literature-and-legends-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-present-2d-ed-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}