Homer, Troy and the Turks Günay Uslu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uslu, Günay, author.

Series:

Heritage and memory studies ; 4.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Influence.

History.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 sources, giving Ottoman work in the field short shrift. This book helps right that balance, exploring Ottoman-Turkish involvement and interest in the subject between 1870, when Heinrich Schliemann began his excavations in search of Troy on Ottoman soil, and the battle of Gallipoli in 1915, which gave the Turks their own version of the heroic epic of Troy.

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

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-003-69744-5

1-04-078667-7

90-485-3273-6

9781003697442

OCLC:

1049988559

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access