Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War - (Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception) by Naoise Mac Sweeney & Jan Haywood (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this new volume, Jan Haywood and Naoíse Mac Sweeney investigate the position of Homer's <i>Iliad</i> within the wider Trojan War tradition through a series of detailed case studies. From ancient Mesopotamia to twenty-first century America, these examples are drawn from a range of historical and cultural contexts; and from Athenian pot paintings to twelfth-century German scholarship, they engage with a range of different media and genres.<br/> <br/>Inspired by the dialogues inherent in the process of reception, the book adopts a dialogic structure. In each chapter, paired essays by Haywood and Mac Sweeney offer contrasting authorial voices addressing a single theme, thereby drawing out connections and dissonances between a diverse suite of classical and post-classical Iliadic receptions.<br/> <br/>The resulting book offers new insights, both into individual instances of Iliadic reception in particular historical contexts, but also into the workings of a complex story tradition. The centrality of the <i>Iliad</i> within the wider Trojan War tradition is shown to be a function of conscious engagement not only with Iliadic content, but also with Iliadic status and the iconic idea of the Homeric.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Haywood and Mac Sweeney's engaging book performs a spirited scholarly dialogue about the extraordinary role of the <i>Iliad</i> in shaping several Trojan War receptions that respond by forever transforming the very source text they evoke.<br/>Monica S. Cyrino, Professor of Classics, University of New Mexico, USA<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Jan Haywood</b> is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University, UK. He has published on various aspects of the history and literature of the ancient Greek world, and is the author of <i>Intertext and Allusion in Herodotus'</i>Histories: <i>Authority, Proof, Polemic</i> (forthcoming).<br><b><br>Naoise Mac Sweeney</b> is Associate Professor in Ancient History at the University of Leicester, UK. Her published titles include <i>Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia</i> (2013) and <i>Community Identity and Archaeology </i>(2011).</p>
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