Homer’s Iliad Via the Movie Troy (2004)

Synopsis

Homer’s Iliad, the earliest Greek poem, narrates the archetypal war between ‘Europeans’ and ‘Asiatics’ divided by the Hellespont. Looking at Wolfgang Peterson’s blockbuster Troy (2004), the lecture describes the genesis of the Iliad between the Mycenaean Late Bronze Age and the 8th century, when it was first written down with the aid of the new, phonetic script adapted from the Phoenician civilisation of the Levant. It explores the poem’s plot, tragic perspective on the human condition, and the despair caused by untimely death on an immense scale.[50 minutes]
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Series

Ancient Greece in Film, Opera and the Arts

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2017

Subjects

Film studies; Literature

Keywords

Homer; poetry; ancient Greece

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https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-age-of-tyrants-sappho-via-gounods-opera

Price

Free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

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Contributor

Edith Hall

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Gresham College

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