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The Trojan War

The Trojan War New Edition : The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian

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Paperback (20 Sep 2019) | English,Latin,Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Imagine accounts of the Trojan War from those who actually fought there, long before Homer wrote The Iliad. Dictys's A Journal of the Trojan War and Dares's The Fall of Troy: A History tell in gritty detail the bloody siege of the fabled, doomed city. Intricate politics and memorable personalities, rather than the quarreling, intervening gods of Homer's epic, dominate these tales.
Archaeological discovery and subsequent scholarship have established that both accounts were originally written in Greek, probably during the first century AD. Their reimagined, godless Trojan War tales became important sources on the subject during the Middle Ages, greatly influencing such legendary works as Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. This new edition of the first English-language publication, translated by R. M. Frazer, brings together both narratives.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253043429
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 938.01
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20240501
Language: English,Latin,Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Number of pages: 210
Weight: 272g
Height: 140mm
Width: 211mm
Spine width: 10mm