{"product_id":"return-to-troy-new-essays-on-the-hollywood-epic-9789004292765","title":"Return to Troy: New Essays on the Hollywood Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The present volume is, however, distinguished from the first by the participation of two non-academics, namely Wolfgang Petersen and his son Daniel, who served as his father's personal assistant on Troy. Winkler's Chapter 1 (\"Wolfgang Petersen on Homer and Troy\"), records an interview with the director. It contains no revelations, but remains a useful assemblage of the director's views (...). Daniel Petersen's Chapter 2 introduces a refreshing note for a scholarly volume. Aptly titled \"Live From Troy: Embedded in the Trojan War,\" it is journalistic, impressionistic, and breathless, providing an enjoyable \"you are there\" immersion in the down-and-dirty process of epic film-making. (One learns, for example, how to make blood spout effectively (33).)\" Ruby Blondell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.04.44.    \"Besonders bei Winklers Beiträgen wird mehr als deutlich, dass diese aus der Perspektive eines Filmliebhabers geschrieben sind, dem es offensichtlich sehr am Herzen liegt, „Troy“ die Aufmerksamkeit und Anerkennung zukommen zu lassen, die der Film seiner Meinung nach verdient. Diese Begeisterung für das Thema mag dazu geführt haben, dass der Sammelband hier und da vielleicht ein wenig über das Ziel hinausschießt, doch ändert dies nichts daran, dass ein Teil der Untersuchungen wichtige Beiträge zur direkten Analyse und Interpretation des Films bietet, während ein anderer Teil sehr hilfreich ist, wenn es darum geht, „Troy“ rezeptionsgeschichtlich einzuordnen.\" Michael Kleu, H-Soz-Kult, 10.07.2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Editor’s Acknowledgments  Introduction: Troy Revisited Martin M. Winkler  Chapter 1 Wolfgang Petersen on Homer and Troy Martin M. Winkler  Chapter 2 Live From Troy: Embedded in the Trojan War Daniel Petersen  Photographs: Behind the Scenes of Troy  Chapter 3 In the Footsteps of Homeric Narrative: Anachronisms and Other Supposed Mistakes in Troy Eleonora Cavallini  Chapter 4 Petersen’s Epic Technique: Troy and Its Homeric Model Wolfgang Kofler and Florian Schaffenrath  Chapter 5 Troy and the Cinematic Afterlife of Homeric Gods Martin M. Winkler  Chapter 6 Achilles and Patroclus in Troy Horst-Dieter Blume  Chapter 7 Odysseus in Troy Bruce Louden  Chapter 8 A New Briseis in Troy Barbara P. Weinlich  Chapter 9 The Fall of Troy: Intertextual Presences in Wolfgang Petersen’s Film Antonio M. Martín Rodríguez  Chapter 10 Homer’s Iliad in Twentieth-Century Popular Culture Jon Solomon  Coda: On Cinematic Tributes to Homer and the Iliad Martin M. Winkler Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210669187415,"sku":"9789004292765","price":152.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/return-to-troy-new-essays-on-the-hollywood-epic-9789004292765","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}