Trojan War literature
There are a wide range of ways in which people have represented the Trojan War in literature and the arts. == Art == === Painting === The pre-war episodes of Leda and the Swan and the Judgement of Paris were frequent subjects in art from the Renaissance onwards.
4 episodes
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The Aeneid
Melvyn Bragg discusses ‘The Aeneid’, Virgil’s great epic poem that formed a founding narrative of Rome.
21 April 2005
Featuring: Edith Hall, Philip Hardie, Catharine Edwards
The Iliad
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of a crucial 40 days in the 10-year battle for Troy, framed by Achilles' anger first at his leader Agamenmon and then at his enemy Hector.
13 September 2018
Featuring: Edith Hall, Barbara Graziosi, Paul Cartledge
The Odyssey
Melvyn Bragg discusses Homer’s Odyssey, the epic story of the Greek hero Odysseus’ journey back from Troy, and its foundational position in the history of western literature and ideas.
9 September 2004
Featuring: Simon Goldhill, Edith Hall, Oliver Taplin
The Oresteia
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ‘Oresteia’, the first of the Classical tragedies that come out of fifth century Athens. It is a tale of homecoming, murder, bloody vengeance and the establishment of Law.
29 December 2005
Featuring: Edith Hall, Simon Goldhill, Tom Healy