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Caroline Alexander
The war that killed Achilles

Mythology, GreekTrojan War

The war that killed Achilles

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First published: 2009
Language: English
Editions: 8

Synopsis

Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.

Subjects: Mythology, Greek
Trojan War
Krieg
Literature and the war
Achilles
Homer
Characters: Homer
Achilles

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