Fantasies of Troy: Classical Tales and the Social Imaginary in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.(Book review) From: CLIO | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: Watkins, John | COPYRIGHT 2006 Indiana University, Purdue University of Fort Wayne. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Fantasies of Troy: Classical Tales and the Social Imaginary in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Edited by Alan Shepard and Stephen D. Powell. Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2004. 306 + xi pp.

Troy holds an anomalous place in cultural history as a city defined almost wholly by its eradication. Virtually no ancient writer talks about it outside the context of narratives foregrounding its fall. The characters who populate it--Priam, Hecuba, Androm...