The war that killed Achilles
Subtitle: the true story of Homer's Iliad
By: Caroline Alexander.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780670021123
Subjects: Homer; War in literature; Trojan War -- Literature and the war; Achilles (Greek mythology)
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.