Troy : the Greek myths reimagined

Author

Stephen Fry

Call Number

• 292.13 F947.2 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, [2021]

Physical Description

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Summary

Relive the thrills, grandeur, and tragedy of the Trojan War. Stylishly retold by Fry, he retells the epic battle with drama, humor, and vivid emotion.Hector, Odysseus, Helen-- their loves and their mortal enemies-- all burn bright in Fry's prose.

Notes

"First published in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, in 2020."

Contents

• Introductory note
• The world of the Greek myths
• The Olympians
• Timeline
• It fell from heaven
• Foundation
• Curses
• Salvation and destruction
• Ilium
• Beware of Greeks...
• Appendix. Myth and reality 1 ; Myth and reality 2
• List of characters. Gods and monsters ; Greeks ; Trojans and allied peoples.