Bibliograph

Troy, a study in Homeric geography, Walter Leaf

Type

Label

Troy, a study in Homeric geography, Walter Leaf

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Troy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

912531181

Responsibility statement

Walter Leaf

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. ClassicsCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a study in Homeric geography

Summary

Walter Leaf (1852–1927), banker, classicist and alpinist, held various positions as chairman of the Westminster Bank, founder of the London Chamber of Commerce and president of the Hellenic Society, reflecting his wide-ranging professional and scholarly interests. Leaf was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1875. As a scholar, Leaf was concerned with uncovering the physical reality of the classical world, and in this 1912 work he 'aims at testing the tradition of the Trojan War by comparing the text of Homer with the natural conditions described, or more often implicitly assumed, in the Iliad'. This book draws on the archaeological work of Schliemann and Dörpfeld at Troy, but also on Leaf's own expert knowledge of the Iliad (of which his two-volume edition is also reissued in this series), thereby providing a thorough exploration of the historical geography of the Troad.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- 1. Introductory -- 2. The landscape of Troy -- 3. The ruins of Troy -- 4. Homer and Troy -- 5. The Troad -- 6. The allies and the war -- 7. The Pelasgian name -- 8. Sestos and Abydos -- Appendices -- Index

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