Martin M. (Hrsg.) Winkler

Troy

From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic

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This is the first book to examine systematically Wolfgang Petersen's epic film Troy from archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. The collection addresses the most important aspects of the film: its use of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology, its modern political overtones, and its place in film history with regard to both previous epics on the Trojan War and the director's own earlier work. The book explains why, despite or perhaps because of the liberties the film takes with ancient myth, literature, and archaeology, Troy has found huge worldwide audiences. For tho… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4051-7854-9
EAN: 9781405178549
Produktnummer: 13857354
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 248 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 8'884 KB

Über den Autor

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).