The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer by Jonathan Gottschall

The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer

Jonathan Gottschall

223 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Homer's epics reflect an eighth-century BCE world of warrior tribes that were fractured by constant strife; aside from its fantastic scale, nothing is exceptional about Troy's conquest by the Greeks. Using a fascinating and innovative approach, Pr...

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