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Author:

Alexander, Caroline, 1956-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xix, 296 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Homer.--Iliad.
War in literature.
Trojan War--Literature and the war.
Achilles (Greek mythology)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-277) and index.

Contents:

Landscape of the Trojan War -- the things they carried -- Chain of command -- Terms of engagement -- Enemy lines -- Land of my fathers -- In God we trust -- Man down -- No hostages -- The death of Hektor -- Everlasting glory.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0670021121
9780670021123

OCLC:

(OCoLC)318411595

LCCN:

2009020160

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

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AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

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XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)