Troy From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic [Hardcover]

• 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.

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: ExplóÇ