Troubled Towers: Topless, Torn, Tumbled; 2010
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0490
- Title
- Troubled Towers: Topless, Torn, Tumbled; 2010
- Description
- This academic paper delves into the recurrent motif of towers in literature and history, particularly focusing on the "topless towers of Ilium" from Marlowe's Dr. Faustus and their broader significance in myth, history, and strategic geography. McIntosh explores how the allure and tragedy of these towers, from the ancient city of Troy to the strategic fortifications of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, have echoed through literary works and military campaigns, underscoring their symbolic and literal importance across epochs. The paper examines the intersections of myth, literature, and the strategic imperatives that have shaped the geography and history of what is now Turkey, from the Trojan War to the Gallipoli Campaign, culminating in a reflection on the enduring legacy of such towers in the collective imagination and their implications for national identity and memory.
- Date
- 23 September 2010
- Creator
- McIntosh, William A.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- William A. McIntosh
- McIntosh
- 2010
- Christopher Marlowe
- Dr. Faustus
- Helen of Troy
- Hero and Leander
- Turkish Straits
- Dardanelles
- Bosporus
- Gallipoli Campaign
- mythology
- military strategy
- national identity
- crusades
- Trojan War
- Ottoman Empire
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- geopolitical significance
- topless towers
- topless towers of Illium
- Turkey
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- William A. McIntosh