Greeks and Trojans

by Rex Warner, Edward Bawden

Greeks and 942

Genres: Mythology

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Rex Warner was an English classicist, writer and translator. He is now probably best remembered for The Aerodrome (1941), an allegorical novel whose young hero is faced with the disintegration of his certainties about his loved ones and with a choice between the earthy, animalistic life of his home village and the pure, efficient, emotionally detached life of an airman.

Reviews

[David Kowalski · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming overview, if that's the appropriate word, of the fall of Troy. Heavily reliant on the Iliad, with snippets from the available fragments of the other lost epics on Troy and a touch of Virgil. Worth reading.

[Kevin Treweeks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the Odyssey years ago but never had the stomach for the Illiad
This is a short version with additional materials from other sources that makes me as well informed about the fall of Troy as I need to be.

[Nick · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book I read as a child in the 1950's. I have never lost my interest in the subject.

[Seemal Zahra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Can’t wait to read the Iliad now :)

[M.L. Rio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically The Iliad as you'd want to read it to a small child. Kind of weird, kind of delightful.