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The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer
The Rape of Troy Evolution Violence and the World of Homer
Author: Jonathan Gottschall
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, Professor Gottschall analyses Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology, at...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521690478
ISBN-10: 0521690471
Publication Date: 4/21/2008
Pages: 236
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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