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Pieter Schoubroeck, Burning Troy, 1570/1607
Many works of fiction have been inspired by the Trojan War, including:
Literature
The Iliad of Homer, the ancient epic of the wrath of Achilles.
"Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer, a poem in rhyme royal telling a tragic love story set during the war.
Troilus and Cressida, William Shakespeare's dark interpretation of Chaucer's story.
Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, written in 1604 features Helen of Troy.
The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough published in 1998.
Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow by David Gemmell published in 2005.
Troy: The Shield of Thunder by David Gemmell published in 2006.
The War at Troy by Lindsay Clarke published in 2004.
Return from Troy by Lindsay Clarke published in 2005.
The Talisman of Troy: A Novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi published in 2004.
Gene by Stel Pavlou, published in 2005, is the story of a soldier from the Trojan War reincarnated seven times through history.
Women of Destiny: A Story of the Trojan War by Clemence McLaren published in 1996.
The Siege of Troy by Greg Tobin published in 2004.
The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot published in 2005.
Ilium by Dan Simmons, published in 2003, gives the story of Troy a science fiction twist.
Faust, Part 2 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published in 1832 features Helen of Troy
Achilles by Elizabeth Cook published in 2002.
Leda and the swan by William Butler Yeats alludes to the Trojan War.
Movies
Helen of Troy (1956), featuring Stanley Baker as Achilles.
Troy, by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, and Diane Kruger as Helen; released in 2004.
Doctor Faustus (1967 film), by Richard Burton and Nevill Coghill, stars Elizabeth Taylor as Helen of Troy and Richard Burton as Doctor Faustus.
Television
"The Myth Makers", a 1965 Doctor Who serial, depicted the last days of the war satirically.
Time Commanders, a BBC television programme about ancient battle strategy, fought out the battle of Troy in one episode.
Helen of Troy (2003), a miniseries starring Rufus Sewell as Agamemnon and Sienna Guillory as Helen.
Comics
Age of Bronze 1: A Thousand Ships, by writer and artist Eric Shanower, published by Image Comics in 2001.
Age of Bronze 2: Sacrifice, by writer and artist Eric Shanower, published by Image Comics in 2005.
Video games
Battle for Troy a 3D strategy game by ValuSoft and Zono Inc. released in 2004.
Gates of Troy a turn based strategy expansion for the game Spartan, by Matrix Games and Slitherine Soft, released in 2004.
See also : Greek Mythology. Paintings, Drawings
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