MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01724cam a2200313 a 4500
001 2009020160
003 DLC
005 20100120074309.0
008 090518s2009 nyub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009020160
020 $a9780670021123 :$c$26.95
020 $a0670021121
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn318411595
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050 00 $aPA4037$b.A5955 2009
082 00 $a883/.01$222
100 1 $aAlexander, Caroline,$d1956-
245 14 $aThe war that killed Achilles :$bthe true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War /$cCaroline Alexander.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bViking,$c2009.
300 $axix, 296 p. :$bmap ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-277) and index.
505 0 $aLandscape 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.
520 $aMany 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.
600 00 $aHomer.$tIliad.
650 0 $aWar in literature.
650 0 $aTrojan War$xLiterature and the war.
650 0 $aAchilles (Greek mythology)
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009020160-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009020160-d.html