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How Did the Tale of Troy Reach Homer?
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Abstract
Up to this point we have argued at great length to demonstrate conclusively that the tale of Troy could have been conceived in no other period of Greek history than the Mycenaean. Some readers may indeed find that the argument has been altogether too long. It must be clear, however, that Homer can contribute something to the ‘Troy question’ only if the information on Troy and the Trojan War which we obtain from his Iliad (and the Odyssey) is not his own fabrication (nor that of a company of bards), but derives from the actual era of Troy.
Title: How Did the Tale of Troy Reach Homer?
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Abstract
Up to this point we have argued at great length to demonstrate conclusively that the tale of Troy could have been conceived in no other period of Greek history than the Mycenaean.
Some readers may indeed find that the argument has been altogether too long.
It must be clear, however, that Homer can contribute something to the ‘Troy question’ only if the information on Troy and the Trojan War which we obtain from his Iliad (and the Odyssey) is not his own fabrication (nor that of a company of bards), but derives from the actual era of Troy.
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