THE WAR THAT KILLED ACHILLES: THE TRUE STORY OF HOMER'S ILIAD AND THE TROJAN WAR
by Alexander, Caroline
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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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
- JB's Book Vault (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004741
- Title
- THE WAR THAT KILLED ACHILLES: THE TRUE STORY OF HOMER'S ILIAD AND THE TROJAN WAR
- Author
- Alexander, Caroline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Alexander, War, Achilles, Homer, Iliad, Literature, Literary Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism & Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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