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The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer Gottschall, Jonathan (Instructor, Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania)
The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer
Gottschall, Jonathan (Instructor, Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania)
Homer's epics reflect an eighth-century BCE world of warrior tribes and chiefdoms, fractured by constant strife. Professor Gottschall adopts the innovative approach of analysing Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology, attributing its intensity to a catalyst familiar across many cultures: a shortage of available young women.
236 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 table
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 20, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521870382 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 14 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |