The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War

Author(s)

• Alexander, Caroline

Bibliographic Information

The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War

Caroline Alexander

（Penguin books, . History）

Penguin, 2010

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Spectacular and constantly surprising." -Ken Burns Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in The Endurance and The Bounty, New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it back together in a way that lets us see its true power. In the process, she reveals the intended theme of Homer's masterwork-the tragic lessons of war and its enduring devastation.

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Details

• NCID: BB03756911
• ISBN:
  • 9780143118268
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 296 p., [2] p. of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PA4037
  • DC22 : 883/.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Homer. Iliad
  • LCSH : War in literature
  • LCSH : Trojan War -- Literature and the war
  • LCSH : Achilles (Greek mythology)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814