Troy
Autor Winkleren Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 iul 2006
- The first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen's epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
- Examines the film's use of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology, and its place in film history.
- Identifies the modern political overtones of the Trojan War myth as expressed in the film and explains why it found world-wide audiences.
- Editor and contributors are archaeologists or classical scholars, several of whom incorporate films into their teaching and research.
- Includes an annotated list of films and television films and series episodes on the Trojan War.
- Contains archaeological illustrations of Troy, relevant images of ancient art, and stills from films on the Trojan War.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1405131829
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
Public țintă
students and teachers of classics, archaeology, film studies, mythology, comparative literature, American studies, cultural studies; general readers interested in history, film, and contemporary culture.Notă biografică
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).
Cuprins
Notes on Contributors.
Editor's Introduction.
1 Was There a Trojan War? Troy Between Fiction and Archaeological Evidence.
(Manfred O. Korfmann).
2 From Homer's Troy to Petersen's Troy. (Joachim Latacz).
3 The Iliad and the Cinema. (Martin M. Winkler).
4 The Story of Troy Through the Centuries. (Georg Danek).
5 Viewing Troy: Authenticity, Criticism, Interpretation. (Jon Solomon).
6 Troy and the Role of the Historical Advisor. (J. Lesley Fitton).
7 From Greek Myth to Hollywood Story: Explanatory. (Kim Shahabudin).
8 The Fate of Troy. (Stephen Scully).
9 Helen of Troy. (Monica S. Cyrino).
10 Briseis in Homer, Ovid, and Troy. (Alena Allen).
11 Troy and Memorials of War. (Frederick Ahl).
12 The Realist Politics of Troy. (Robert J. Rabel).
13 The Trojan War on the Screen: An Annotated. (Martin M. Winkler).
Bibliography.