... Susan Blackmore CONTEMPORARY ART Julian Stallabrass CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Simon Critchley COSMOLOGY Peter Coles ... DIPLOMACY Joseph M. Siracusa DOCUMENTARY FILM Patricia Aufderheide DREAMING J. Allan Hobson DRUGS Leslie Iversen ...
Tales of the Phaeacians who knew the law and were generous to strangers and Cyclopes and Laestrygonians who knew no law and were savage must have had special meaning to the early voyagers . The trepidation that they no doubt felt at the ...
Later, before the walls of Ilios, I saw him cleave a bronze-plated shield from top to bottom and take the man's arm with it.” “Where did Telephus get it?” “I don't know. It seems unlikely he came by it in battle and, if the tales are ...
I have not forgotten the ambush you set by the Trojan gates this last winter , crawling out with a few volunteers to lie in the snow and the marsh by the river bed half the night long . I wonder you did not die of the cold .
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 Hector agrees to call off the fighting for the day, a decision which proves disastrous to the Trojans. ... As he contemplates the tiny cause of such woe, the day's truce, Guido shifts from the notion of fate as inevitable to a ...
The great epic of the Latin poet Virgil combined the tales of war sung in the Iliad with the long journey remembered in the Odyssey in his Aeneid . More recently , James Joyce and Nikos ... These examples are a tiny tip of the iceberg .
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 ...
"The story of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans told in graphic novel format"--
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War.
Evslin brings to life the dramatic twists and turns of this classic tale of human folly, mortal heroism, and the brutality and brilliance that have come down through the ages.
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.
With his vivid reconstructions of the conflict and his insights into the famous characters and events of Homer's great epic, Strauss masterfully tells the story of the fall of Troy as history without losing the poetry and grandeur that ...
It's the oldest story in the world, and its account was captured by the Greek poet, Homer. In this amazing and intriguing book, you'll learn just why this story is still studied in high schools and universities worldwide!
If the gods favor you, you just may survive the fighting. Full-page illustrations, interactive stories, and multiple endings transport you back to ancient Greece and into thick of battle as the Trojan War rages on.
Retells legends of the heroes of the Trojan War, which began with Paris of Troy's abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, lord of Greece.
April 1 - 25, 1998
Gerard Gertoux. According to these historians, the Greeks began to write their language using the Phoenician alphabet, after the Trojan War, and by adding specific letters. The date of transition (Greek syllabary => Phoenician alphabet ...
Evslin brings to life the dramatic twists and turns of this classic tale of human folly, mortal heroism, and the brutality and brilliance that have come down through the ages.
Retells legends of the heroes of the Trojan War, which began with Paris of Troy's abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, lord of Greece.