Dateline : : Troy
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A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war. The legend of the Trojan War, with its twists of tragedy and powerful portraits of human nature, has transfixed listeners and readers for thousands of years. Now Paul Fleischman retells Homer's epic poem the ILIAD-ingeniously juxtaposing each episode with newspaper clippings of modern events from the First World War through to the Gulf War-to reveal astonishing parallels between the ancient world and our own. In proud Achilles, crafty Odysseus, and lovestruck Paris, we recognize our own leaders, enemies, and next-door neighbors. In their misbegotten battles we perceive the waste of modern warfare. Enthralling storytelling as well as a penetrating look at the unending nature of war, DATELINE: TROY will leave readers with the enduring sense that history is now.
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PUBLISHED
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 80 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0763630837
0763630845 (softcover)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Frankfeldt, Gwen.
Morrow, Glenn.
SUBJECTS
World politics -- 20th century.
Trojan War.
Mythology, Greek.