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Looking for Homer - Finding the Trojan War
The Iliad is one of the oldest surviving works of western literatureand widely considered one of the best. But many questions remain unanswered about the origin of this classical epic poem. Was the Iliad written by a blind Greek poet named Homer, as people have long believed? If such a man actually existed, who was he, and why did ancient scholars who celebrated his work know so little about him? Was the Iliad composed and recited orally? If so, how did it come to be written? Do the ancient Hittite records preserve historical evidence of the Trojan War? In this book, author Manuel Robbins explores these mysteries and sets forth the evidence.
178 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2017
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February 14, 2021
I’ve had a fascination with the Trojan War for a number of years and after Mr. Robbins (sorry, don’t his education or training in looking him up so no honorification) book Collapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea People and seeing this one I had to read it; after all, Homer told us the ultimate story. I’ll be honest, Mr. Robbins work here is compared to Dr. Cline’s The Trojan War for rating purposes.
Past the subject, Mr. Robbins does a good job looking at all aspect of Homer from where, when, and as a story teller along with what was the Trojan War and was with what degree of accuracy was it captured. The downside of this look is Mr. Robbins is a little short with his presentation and leans on putting material in the appendices and honestly doesn’t provide the additional analysis in the appendices I’d like to see (sorry, responsible for doing verification and validation for years and if you point to an appendix ensure it has analysis to support you as strong as possible). Merging this with something of a soft ending left me wanting. The presentation here wasn’t as strong as he’d done in Collapse of the Bronze Age and doesn’t do for me what Dr. Cline’s The Trojan War did for me. Dr. Cline’s work is a solid presentation that made me feel more knowledgeable about the war, Mr. Robbins leaves me wanting more.
Rating wise a weak 4 star one. It doesn’t turn me off of future works by Mr Robbins but does leave me wanting more on the Trojan War and Homer.
Past the subject, Mr. Robbins does a good job looking at all aspect of Homer from where, when, and as a story teller along with what was the Trojan War and was with what degree of accuracy was it captured. The downside of this look is Mr. Robbins is a little short with his presentation and leans on putting material in the appendices and honestly doesn’t provide the additional analysis in the appendices I’d like to see (sorry, responsible for doing verification and validation for years and if you point to an appendix ensure it has analysis to support you as strong as possible). Merging this with something of a soft ending left me wanting. The presentation here wasn’t as strong as he’d done in Collapse of the Bronze Age and doesn’t do for me what Dr. Cline’s The Trojan War did for me. Dr. Cline’s work is a solid presentation that made me feel more knowledgeable about the war, Mr. Robbins leaves me wanting more.
Rating wise a weak 4 star one. It doesn’t turn me off of future works by Mr Robbins but does leave me wanting more on the Trojan War and Homer.
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