The Story of Troy (eBook)

History and Legends of the Trojan War

Carl Witt (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
70 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406649910-5 (EAN)

Infos

For many centuries the Trojan War occupies minds and thoughts of many great writers and scientists all around the world. Whether there is any historical reality behind it or it is just a legend, the war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature. The most notable works about the Trojan War are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey which describe a period of four days and two nights in the tenth year of the decade-long siege of Troy, and the journey home of Odysseus, one of the war's heroes. Other parts of the war are described in a cycle of epic poems, which have survived through fragments. Episodes from the war provided material for Greek tragedy and other works of Greek literature, and for Roman poets including Virgil and Ovid.
This book, The Trojan War, is an excellent starting point for anyone curious about this great story. It presents all the main charters and events described in many works of Greek literature. Not only is this book the key that opens the doors to the world of Greek literature and mythology to those who wish to explore it in depth but it also provides more than enough fascinating facts and information about one of the most notable conflicts in history.

Autor

Carl Witt (1815-1891) was a German history professor and writer from the province of East Prussia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Schlagworte: Alexander the Great • Ancient Greece • classic mythology • Epic literature • Greek Mythology • historical fiction • Homer's epic poems • iliad • Ken Follett • literary retelling • Mythological Characters • Mythological conflicts • Robert Graves • sapiens • the song of achilles • Trojan War