Oxford General Reader: the Trojan War (chinese Version)
by K
About This Novel
Homer's story of Helen and the Trojan War as told in The Iliad and The Odyssey has fascinated people for centuries, spawning countless scholarly articles and books, extensive archaeological excavations, epic films, television documentaries, stage plays and works of art. This book investigates two main questions based on epic poetry, classical literature, and modern archaeological findings: Did the Trojan War really happen? If so, where did it happen? The book conclusively demonstrates that one or more of the battles near Troy may have actually taken place in some way or form during the Late Bronze Age, forming the core of the story that has survived to this day through Homer's epic poem. However, Klein believes that while the Trojan War may have occurred, it was not caused by the legendary kidnapping of Helen; the conflicts had more compelling economic and political motivations more than three thousand years ago.
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