The Tale of Troy, Benedict Flynn
The Tale of Troy, Benedict Flynn
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The Tale of Troy

Author: Benedict Flynn

Narrator: Benjamin Soames

Unabridged: 2 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 06/01/2000


Synopsis

There was once a time, nearly four thousand years ago, when the tall towers of a city called Troy reached gleaming into the sky; when its proud king fought against an invading army in a desperate siege. The Tale of Troy was so important to the ancient Greeks that its author, Homer, became a kind of hero. Long after his death artists, thinkers and ordinary people still look to his tale for inspiration. This exciting version of the famous story is retold especially for eight- to thirteen-year-olds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivy-Mabel on January 15, 2024

I am endeavouring to understand and remember the Greek myths and legends (because, like the Bible, they are the background to so much modern European literature) and this text was a further attempt to store in my memory the incidents in the tale of Troy, the names of the heroes and the interventions......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on July 06, 2017

Another good volume of Roger Lancelyn Green's retellings of ancient myth and legend. This follows on directly from his Tales of the Greek Heroes and refers back to it several times. The siege itself takes up surprisingly little of the narrative. Approximately the first third of the book covers the b......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on November 23, 2023

Este libro nos explica de forma bastante resumida varios poemas épicos griegos. El libro lo podemos dividir en tres partes. Una primera parte en el que se nos narran los antecedentes de la guerra de Troya, la segunda parte se centra en la guerra y por último, una tercera parte que nos cuenta la vuel......more

Goodreads review by Notaris818 on November 29, 2015

A great book, one of my favourites; Roger Lancelyn Green really brings the magic of Ancient Greek mythology to life, but remains the friendly objective informer throughout (not unlike Homer). I think this book acts as both a fun and exciting read in itself (I first read this when I was about 8 and lo......more

Goodreads review by Kara on December 03, 2020

A good introductory retelling of the Iliad that includes all the details, especially from the beginning, but doesn't get so deep in the weeds a younger reader would be lost.......more