Author: Theodor Kallifatides
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the terrors of Nazi occupation. Bombs fall over a Greek village during World War II, and a teacher takes her students to a cave for shelter. There she tells them about another war—when the Greeks besieged Troy. Day after day, she recounts how the Greeks suffer from thirst, heat, and homesickness, and how the opponents meet—army against army, man against man. Helmets are cleaved, heads fly, blood flows. And everything had begun when Prince Paris of Troy fell in love with King Menelaus of Sparta's wife, the beautiful Helen, and escaped with her to his homeland. Now Helen stands atop the city walls to witness the horrors set in motion by her flight. When her current and former loves face each other in battle, she knows that, whatever happens, she will be losing. Theodor Kallifatides provides remarkable psychological insight in his version of The Iliad, downplaying the role of the gods and delving into the mindsets of its mortal heroes. Homer's epic comes to life with a renewed urgency that allows us to experience events as though firsthand, and reveals timeless truths about the senselessness of war and what it means to be human.
The Siege of Troy
Author: Theodor Kallifatides
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the terrors of Nazi occupation. Bombs fall over a Greek village during World War II, and a teacher takes her students to a cave for shelter. There she tells them about another war—when the Greeks besieged Troy. Day after day, she recounts how the Greeks suffer from thirst, heat, and homesickness, and how the opponents meet—army against army, man against man. Helmets are cleaved, heads fly, blood flows. And everything had begun when Prince Paris of Troy fell in love with King Menelaus of Sparta's wife, the beautiful Helen, and escaped with her to his homeland. Now Helen stands atop the city walls to witness the horrors set in motion by her flight. When her current and former loves face each other in battle, she knows that, whatever happens, she will be losing. Theodor Kallifatides provides remarkable psychological insight in his version of The Iliad, downplaying the role of the gods and delving into the mindsets of its mortal heroes. Homer's epic comes to life with a renewed urgency that allows us to experience events as though firsthand, and reveals timeless truths about the senselessness of war and what it means to be human.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the terrors of Nazi occupation. Bombs fall over a Greek village during World War II, and a teacher takes her students to a cave for shelter. There she tells them about another war—when the Greeks besieged Troy. Day after day, she recounts how the Greeks suffer from thirst, heat, and homesickness, and how the opponents meet—army against army, man against man. Helmets are cleaved, heads fly, blood flows. And everything had begun when Prince Paris of Troy fell in love with King Menelaus of Sparta's wife, the beautiful Helen, and escaped with her to his homeland. Now Helen stands atop the city walls to witness the horrors set in motion by her flight. When her current and former loves face each other in battle, she knows that, whatever happens, she will be losing. Theodor Kallifatides provides remarkable psychological insight in his version of The Iliad, downplaying the role of the gods and delving into the mindsets of its mortal heroes. Homer's epic comes to life with a renewed urgency that allows us to experience events as though firsthand, and reveals timeless truths about the senselessness of war and what it means to be human.
Troy and the Trojans
Author: Carl William Blegen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trojan War
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Using material gleaned from the famous Cincinnati Expedition, as well as from his own exhaustive scholarship and fieldwork, Blegen takes us chapter by chapter through seven Troy "settlements," covering the period 3000 to 1000 B.C.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trojan War
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Using material gleaned from the famous Cincinnati Expedition, as well as from his own exhaustive scholarship and fieldwork, Blegen takes us chapter by chapter through seven Troy "settlements," covering the period 3000 to 1000 B.C.
The Trojan War
Author: Barry Strauss
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743264428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743264428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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
The Iliad
Author: Homer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Troy and the Trojan War
Author: John Lawrence Angel
Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries
ISBN: 0929524594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Proceedings of a symposium held at Bryn Mawr College in 1986. Includes 'Priam's Castle Blazing': A Thousand Years of Trojan Memories' (Emily Vermeule) and 'The Physical Identity of the Trojans' (Lawrence Angel).
Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries
ISBN: 0929524594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Proceedings of a symposium held at Bryn Mawr College in 1986. Includes 'Priam's Castle Blazing': A Thousand Years of Trojan Memories' (Emily Vermeule) and 'The Physical Identity of the Trojans' (Lawrence Angel).
The Trojans & Their Neighbours
Author: Trevor Bryce
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134272065
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In this publication – the first to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries – Trevor Bryce unearths the secrets of this ancient city. Fully illustrated with maps, charts and photographs, he explores Troy's involvement in the Iliad.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134272065
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In this publication – the first to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries – Trevor Bryce unearths the secrets of this ancient city. Fully illustrated with maps, charts and photographs, he explores Troy's involvement in the Iliad.
The Trojan Horse
Author: Justine Fontes
Publisher: Graphic Universe
ISBN: 082256484X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In graphic novel format, tells how Greek goddesses began the Trojan War, and how it was ended by the Greeks with an ingenious plan.
Publisher: Graphic Universe
ISBN: 082256484X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In graphic novel format, tells how Greek goddesses began the Trojan War, and how it was ended by the Greeks with an ingenious plan.
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
Author: Emily Little
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307771482
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307771482
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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.
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Eric H. Cline
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199760276
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199760276
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
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.
The Trojans and Their Neighbours
Author: Trevor Bryce
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415349550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
In this publication - the first to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries - Trevor Bryce unearths the secrets of this ancient city. Fully illustrated with maps, charts and photographs, he explores Troy's involvement in the Iliad.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415349550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
In this publication - the first to focus on Troy's neighbours and contemporaries - Trevor Bryce unearths the secrets of this ancient city. Fully illustrated with maps, charts and photographs, he explores Troy's involvement in the Iliad.