Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic

This is the first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen’s epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.

• The first book systematically to examine Wolfgang Petersen’s epic film Troy from different archaeological, literary, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
  
• Examines the film’s use of Homer’s Iliad and the myth of the Trojan War, its presentation of Bronze-Age archaeology, and its place in film history.
  
• Identifies the modern political overtones of the Trojan War myth as expressed in the film and explains why it found world-wide audiences.
  
• Editor and contributors are archaeologists or classical scholars, several of whom incorporate films into their teaching and research.
  
• Includes an annotated list of films and television films and series episodes on the Trojan War.
  
• Contains archaeological illustrations of Troy, relevant images of ancient art, and stills from films on the Trojan War.