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A review by ronanm27
Troy by Stephen Fry
4.0
Fry’s third in a series of Greek Myth retellings provides an enthralling account of the siege of Troy, along with the critical events preceding it. Once again, Fry’s humour shines through while also making one of the most important yet convoluted pieces of western literature accessible to a modern audience.
Fry makes it clear throughout that there are very few strict rules when it comes to the interpretation of these stories. Although the narrative focuses mainly on the humans (and Demi-Gods) present in the Iliad, the Olympians also feature and it is left to the reader to decide whether to interpret their Divine presence as literal or as representative of the intense emotions and fantastical elements which occur throughout.
Fry makes it clear throughout that there are very few strict rules when it comes to the interpretation of these stories. Although the narrative focuses mainly on the humans (and Demi-Gods) present in the Iliad, the Olympians also feature and it is left to the reader to decide whether to interpret their Divine presence as literal or as representative of the intense emotions and fantastical elements which occur throughout.