Homer, Troy and the Turks

Homer's stories of Troy are part of the foundations of Western culture. What's less well known is that they also inspired Ottoman-Turkish cultural traditions. Yet even with all the historical and archaeological research into Homer and Troy, most scholars today rely heavily on Western sourc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Uslu, Günay, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2018]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Heritage and memory studies ; 4.
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425665806719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • I. The Discovery of Troy
  • II. Classical Antiquities and Ottoman Patrimony
  • III. A Closer Watch on Schliemann (1882-1885)
  • IV. Homer and Troy in Ottoman Literature
  • V. Homer and Troy during the Final Years of the Empire
  • Epilogue of an Empire
  • Manuscript Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index