For medieval and early modern Europeans, contemporary culture was often refracted through the legend of Troy, arguably the most important set of stories outside the Bible for centuries of western European history. These stories were transmitted in dozens of competing versions, and contemporary local events were habitually understood in the context of a pagan legend whose origins were remote and whose mandate was ambiguous. The fifteen essays in this volume offer compelling new treatments of these now-evaporated fantasies of Troy, which were central to the European social imaginary. The essays consider texts and performances of Troy across a wide generic range, from learned court poetry to burlesque, from treatises on linguistic history to public spectacles.

Fantasies of Troy: Classical Tales and the Social Imaginary in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Essays and Studies, Volume 5)

History

Stephen D. Powell

Europe

Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies

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Fantasies of Troy: Classical Tales and the Social Imaginary in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Essays and Studies, Volume 5)