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Dateline
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Paul Fleischman |
A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war. |
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The Iliad and the Odyssey in Greek mythology
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Karen Bornemann Spies |
A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes explantory notes and review questions. |
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War music
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Christopher Logue |
""Your life at every instant up for-- / Gone. / And, candidly, who gives a toss? / Your heart beats strong. Your spirit grips" writes Christopher Logue in his original adaption of Homer's Iliad, the … |
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The Trojan horse
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Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes,Publius Vergilius Maro,Quintus |
For ten years, the battle raged. Thousands of ancient Greece's best warriors battled their enemies, the Trojans, in a desperate attempt to win back King Meneleus's beautiful wife, Helen. After a deca… |
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The Greeks and Troy
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Deborah Tyler |
Describes the historic city of Troy through archaeological discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann and others. |
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The songs of the kings
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Barry Unsworth |
"As the harsh wind holds the Greek fleet trapped in the straits at Aulis, frustration and political impotence turn into a desire for the blood of a young and innocent woman - blood that will appease … |
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The Wooden Horse of Troy (Ancient Myths)
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John Malam,Peter Rutherford |
The Trojan prince, Paris, abducted Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus, and all of Greece's armies united in a 10-year siege of Troy. |
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Troilus and Criseyde
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Geoffrey Chaucer |
A 1932 translation into modern English of a text written by Chaucer in c.1385, the story being set in Classical Antiquity around 800 B.C. and being a love story concerning its two principal character… |
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Ὀδύσσεια
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Όμηρος |
The Odyssey (/ˈɒdəsi/; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem i… |
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