Return to Troy : : new essays on the Hollywood epic / / edited by Martin M. Winkler ; contributors, Horst-Dieter Blume [and nine others].
Return to Troy presents essays by American and European classical scholars on the Director’s Cut of Troy , a Hollywood film inspired by Homer’s Iliad . The book addresses major topics that are important for any twenty-first century representation of ancient Greek myth and literature in the visual me...
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Superior document: | Metaforms : Studies in the Reception of Classical Antiquity, Volume 5 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts]b : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Metaforms ;
Volume 5. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages) :; colour illustrations, photographs. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / Introduction: Troy Revisited / Wolfgang Petersen on Homer and Troy / Live from Troy: Embedded in the Trojan War / In the Footsteps of Homeric Narrative: Anachronisms and Other Supposed Mistakes in Troy / Petersen’s Epic Technique: Troy and Its Homeric Model / Troy and the Cinematic Afterlife of Homeric Gods / Achilles and Patroclus in Troy / Odysseus in Troy / A New Briseis in Troy / The Fall of Troy: Intertextual Presences in Wolfgang Petersen’s Film / Homer’s Iliad in Popular Culture: The Roads to Troy / Coda: On Cinematic Tributes to Homer and the Iliad / Bibliography / Index of Films and Television Productions / General Index / |
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Summary: | Return to Troy presents essays by American and European classical scholars on the Director’s Cut of Troy , a Hollywood film inspired by Homer’s Iliad . The book addresses major topics that are important for any twenty-first century representation of ancient Greek myth and literature in the visual media, not only in regard to Troy : the portrayals of gods, heroes, and women; director Wolfgang Petersen’s epic technique; anachronisms and supposed mistakes; the fall of Troy in classical literature and on screen; and the place of the Iliad in modern popular culture. Unique features are an interview with the director, a report on the complex filming process by his personal assistant, and rare photographs taken during the original production of Troy . |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004296085 |
ISSN: | 2212-9405 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Martin M. Winkler ; contributors, Horst-Dieter Blume [and nine others]. |