Troy: Myth, City, Icon Contributor(s): Sweeney, Naoise Mac (Author), Harrison, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472529375 ISBN-13: 9781472529374 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - Social Science | Archaeology |
Dewey: 939.21 |
LCCN: 2017031722 |
Series: Archaeological Histories |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Turkey |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also a living city, inhabited by real people. Troy today is therefore a site of major archaeological and historical significance. In the modern world, however, Troy has become as much a symbol as a site. From movies to computer viruses, from condom branding to reggae records, Troy is a word to conjure with. This book explores the significance of Troy in three areas: the mythic, the archaeological, and the cultural, and highlights the continuing importance of the site today. Including a survey of the archaeological remains of Troy as they are currently understood, the volume presents an all-inclusive overview of the site's history, from the Troy of Homer to Classical Antiquity and beyond. The modern day cultural significance of the Trojan War is also discussed, including re-tellings of the stories or representations of the site and myth, and the more abstract use of Troy as a symbol - as a brand for consumer goods, and as a metaphor for contemporary conflicts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harrison, Thomas: - Thomas Harrison is Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology at the University of Liverpool, UK. His publications include Divinity and History: the religion of Herodotus (2000), The Emptiness of Asia: Aeschylus' Persians and the history of the fifth century (2000); as editor Greeks and Barbarians (2002) and the Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome (2006). |