The War that Killed Achilles
by Caroline Alexander
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0143118269
- ISBN 13
- 9780143118268
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
From back jacket:
"The War that Killed Achilles is a superb and timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it back together in a way that illuminates its true power, relevant to all wars, past and present."
Synopsis
"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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- Bookseller
- J.H. Gordon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00130
- Title
- The War that Killed Achilles
- Author
- Caroline Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143118269
- ISBN 13
- 9780143118268
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010-09
- Keywords
- history, mythology, Greek myth, classical studies, literary criticism, Ancient Greece
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology; Literary Criticism;
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