The Golden Treasures of Troy: The Dream of Heinrich Schliemann

by Hervé Duchêne

Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Archaeology

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Tina Coppola]

Geniale e palesemente scorretto, appassionato e scaltro, visionario e mentitore, pragmatico puro amante del sapere: l'uomo Heinrich Schliemann raccontato in maniera piacevole e didascalica.

[Simona Moschini]

Chi non ha mai sognato, da bambino, di fare l'archeologo?
Questo ex mercante tedesco ci riuscì, tra errori tragicomici, grandeur, ossessione e vere fondamentali scoperte. Dotato di un ottimo istinto autopromozionale, non ottenne mai il rispetto dell'establishment archeologico ma, da ogni altro punto di vista, la sua è la storia di un uomo realizzato e felice.

[Michael P.]

This is not so much a book about Troy, though that is covered briefly, as it about the search for and the eventual discovery of Troy by Heinrich Schliemann and others. It tells the story reasonably well, is more engaging than most books in the Discoveries series, and the readings in back are quite good.

As is usual with this series, the book is well illustrated, averaging more than one per page, but the trim size is so small, and the illustrations accordingly tiny, that some are too hard to scan to be truly informative. Still, if you know little about this subject and want a place to begin, this book serves very well.

[Reeder]

Not a literary classic, more of a picture book, but an interesting biography nonetheless.

[Leah]

Great info.

[Michael Schneider]

nice overview in brief with a pleasing layout, but strange treatment of Schliemann tone-wise. "our hero"? a little odd I feel.