Homer's Cultural Children: The Myth of Troy and European Identity
This article seeks to demonstrate how the myth of Troy is still relevant to modern-day European culture and identity, drawing on Gregor Feindt et al.'s concept of "entangled memory" as a theoretical foundation. In order to support this claim, it discusses Wolfgang Petersen's movi...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Transition. - Indiana University Press, 1957. - 29(2017), 2, Seite 35-62 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2017
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Transition |
| Schlagworte: | European identity collective memory memory studies myth Homer Troy entangled memory intentional history Behavioral sciences History mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article seeks to demonstrate how the myth of Troy is still relevant to modern-day European culture and identity, drawing on Gregor Feindt et al.'s concept of "entangled memory" as a theoretical foundation. In order to support this claim, it discusses Wolfgang Petersen's movie Troy (2004), the successful exhibition Troy—Dream and Reality that opened in Germany in 2001; the heated debate sparked by this exhibition among German scholars; and the political discussion about Turkey's unsuccessful application for membership in the European Union, in which references to Troy played a surprising role. |
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| ISSN: | 15278042 |