{"product_id":"trojan-war-literature-and-legends-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-present-2d-ed-9780786472291","title":"Trojan War: Literature and Legends from the Bronze Age to the Present, 2D Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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 \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e; a selection of Classical Greek Dramas (especially \u003cem\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/em\u003e); Virgil's \u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\/em\u003e; Chaucer's \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/em\u003e; Guido delle Colonne's \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Destruction of Troy\u003c\/em\u003e; Racine's \u003cem\u003eIphigenia\u003c\/em\u003e (at Aulis); Goethe's \u003cem\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/em\u003e; Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/em\u003e; Joyce's \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e; and two feminist Troy novels, Sheri Tepper's \u003cem\u003eThe Gate to Women's Country\u003c\/em\u003e and Marion Zimmer Bradley's \u003cem\u003eThe Firebrand\u003c\/em\u003e. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3319554\"\u003eDiane P. Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786472291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786472294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS002010\"\u003eAncient | Greece\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN015000\"\u003eRhetoric\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687099625709,"sku":"9780786472291","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e8c5b9d7-2e45-45e6-8ead-e1499ab83bd9.jpg?v=1703655363","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/trojan-war-literature-and-legends-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-present-2d-ed-9780786472291","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}