Troy: myth and reality (British Museum) (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
312
Utgivningsdatum
2019-11-21
Förlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustratör/Fotograf
unspecified 300 Illustrations
Illustrationer
300 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensioner
287 x 259 x 25 mm
Vikt
2043 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780500480557

Troy: myth and reality (British Museum)

av Alexandra Villing, J Lesley Fitton, Victoria Donnellan, Andrew Shapland
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2019-11-21
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Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homers Iliad and Virgils Aeneid. These have been retold over the centuries by writers from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Madeline Miller and Rick Riordan, and enacted by stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Brad Pitt. But how much do we really know about the city of Troy; its storytellers, myth, actual location or legacy? In this richly illustrated book, the story of Troy is told through a new lens. Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, it introduces the storytellers and Classical artists inspired by the myths of Troy, then examines the tales themselves from the Judgment of Paris to the return of Odysseus through the Classical objects for which the museum is internationally known. The third section focuses on Heinrich Schliemanns excavations at Hissarlik, introducing the nineteenth-century search for the location of Troy that convinced the world that this city did once exist. Also explored is the possible Bronze Age background for the myth of the Trojan War, the historicity of which remains unresolved today. The final section delves into the legacy of Troy, and the different ways in which its story has been retold, both in literature and art, from Homer to the present day. Focusing on the major characters Helen of Troy, Achilles and Hector, Aeneas and Odysseus it illustrates how artists from Cranach and Rubens to Romare Bearden and Cy Twombly have been inspired by this archetypal tale to reflect on contemporary themes of war and heroism, love and beauty.
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This wide-ranging, readable book deserves a life independent of the British Museum exhibition... The excellent text is accompanied by some 285 excellent images... This beautiful volume could serve as a textbook, secondary resource, or pleasure reading.

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Alexandra Villing is a Curator of the Greek collections in the Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum. Dr Lesley Fitton is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum. Victoria Donnellan is Project Curator for the Troy exhibition. Andrew Shapland is Curator of the Aegean World and Classical Greek collections at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

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