The Gold of Troy: An Autobiography
The Gold of Troy: An Autobiography
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This book in the "Great Journeys" series introduces modern Russian readers to a unique figure—the great archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890).
Almost a century and a half has passed since the 42-year-old millionaire and successful businessman closed his firm to devote all his energy, money, and passion to fulfilling the dream of his hungry childhood—finding the legendary lost city of Troy. Schliemann was bestowed with countless epithets during his lifetime and after: he was called a great discoverer, a brilliant visionary, an adventurer, a mystifier, and an archaeological hustler. In terms of the scale of his archaeological and historical discoveries, very few can compare with Heinrich Schliemann. Brilliant organizational skills, literary talent, a passion for travel, a belief in his own good fortune, a strong sense of adventure, and a penchant for mystification—all of these were fully present in him. But most importantly, the Troy, Mycenae, Tiryns, and Orchomenus discovered and explored by Schliemann became for humanity America and Australia, the North and South Poles, great straits connecting civilizations: the ancient world celebrated by Homer and others and our own. Now, Russian readers have the opportunity to experience the life of this great traveler through time and space in the first person: for the first time, Schliemann's autobiography has been translated into Russian. The book, like all publications in the "Great Journeys" series, is richly illustrated with unique photographs and documentary materials and includes extensive biographical commentary.
Almost a century and a half has passed since the 42-year-old millionaire and successful businessman closed his firm to devote all his energy, money, and passion to fulfilling the dream of his hungry childhood—finding the legendary lost city of Troy. Schliemann was bestowed with countless epithets during his lifetime and after: he was called a great discoverer, a brilliant visionary, an adventurer, a mystifier, and an archaeological hustler. In terms of the scale of his archaeological and historical discoveries, very few can compare with Heinrich Schliemann. Brilliant organizational skills, literary talent, a passion for travel, a belief in his own good fortune, a strong sense of adventure, and a penchant for mystification—all of these were fully present in him. But most importantly, the Troy, Mycenae, Tiryns, and Orchomenus discovered and explored by Schliemann became for humanity America and Australia, the North and South Poles, great straits connecting civilizations: the ancient world celebrated by Homer and others and our own. Now, Russian readers have the opportunity to experience the life of this great traveler through time and space in the first person: for the first time, Schliemann's autobiography has been translated into Russian. The book, like all publications in the "Great Journeys" series, is richly illustrated with unique photographs and documentary materials and includes extensive biographical commentary.
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