Winkler Troy

From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7854-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

This is the first book systematically to examine WolfgangPetersen's epic film Troy from differentarchaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematicperspectives.
* The first book systematically to examine WolfgangPetersen's epic film Troy from differentarchaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematicperspectives.
* Examines the film's use of Homer's Iliad and themyth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology,and its place in film history.
* Identifies the modern political overtones of the Trojan Warmyth as expressed in the film and explains why it found world-wideaudiences.
* Editor and contributors are archaeologists or classicalscholars, several of whom incorporate films into their teaching andresearch.
* Includes an annotated list of films and television films andseries episodes on the Trojan War.
* Contains archaeological illustrations of Troy, relevant imagesof ancient art, and stills from films on the Trojan War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winkler, Martin M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates.
Notes on Contributors.
Editor's Introduction.
1 Was There a Trojan War? Troy Between Fiction andArchaeological Evidence.
(Manfred O. Korfmann).
2 From Homer's Troy to Petersen's Troy. (JoachimLatacz).
3 The Iliad and the Cinema. (Martin M. Winkler).
4 The Story of Troy Through the Centuries. (Georg Danek).
5 Viewing Troy: Authenticity, Criticism, Interpretation. (JonSolomon).
6 Troy and the Role of the Historical Advisor. (J. LesleyFitton).
7 From Greek Myth to Hollywood Story: Explanatory. (KimShahabudin).
8 The Fate of Troy. (Stephen Scully).
9 Helen of Troy. (Monica S. Cyrino).
10 Briseis in Homer, Ovid, and Troy. (Alena Allen).
11 Troy and Memorials of War. (Frederick Ahl).
12 The Realist Politics of Troy. (Robert J. Rabel).
13 The Trojan War on the Screen: An Annotated. (Martin M.Winkler).
Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at GeorgeMason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collectionsClassical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001) andGladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004).