Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic

@inproceedings{Winkler2008TroyFH,
  title={Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic},
  author={Martin M. Winkler},
  year={2008}
}
List of Plates. Notes on Contributors. Editor's Introduction. 1 Was There a Trojan War? Troy Between Fiction and Archaeological Evidence. (Manfred O. Korfmann). 2 From Homer's Troy to Petersen's Troy. (Joachim Latacz). 3 The Iliad and the Cinema. (Martin M. Winkler). 4 The Story of Troy Through the Centuries. (Georg Danek). 5 Viewing Troy: Authenticity, Criticism, Interpretation. (Jon Solomon). 6 Troy and the Role of the Historical Advisor. (J. Lesley Fitton). 7 From Greek Myth to Hollywood… 
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