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Troy and Her Legend (Paperback)
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Troy and Her Legend (Paperback)
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The power of legend is that it is never simply an old tale retold.
Though the legend may be old, its meaning and influence is new in
each retelling and for each new group of listeners.
Young provides here a "biography" of the greatest of the classical
legends, the story of the fall of Troy. As he states in his book,
the greatness of the legend does not depend on its relation to
historical reality, but "lies rather in the beauty and variety it
has called out of the creative imaginations of artists, from Homer
down to modern times, artists who with varied skill and in many
forms have expressed their individual genius." Young's text is
beautifully illustrated with examples of art inspired by the
legend, from literature, painting, ceramics, tapestry, sculpture,
and the opera, with fresh interpretations of their meaning. The
legend of Troy has survived more than 3,000 years in the art of
many-from Quintus of Smyrna to Tennyson to Christopher Morley,
Guerin to Baroccio to Strauss-and archaeological excavations in our
own time have only enriched the imaginations of contemporary
artists and scholars.
In deepening our knowledge of classic texts and their changing
interpretations over time, Young argues, we enhance our
understanding both of the classics and of the successive
civilizations they have influenced.
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