The Persian Boy

The Persian Boy Author: Mary Renault
Publisher: Hachette UK

... The Persian Boy, it could have been whispered softly by Bagoas, the gazelle-eyed eunuch who first seduces Alexander, and then accompanies him on his campaign trail to the very ends of the earth. In Funeral Games, it could have been ...

The Persian Boy

The Persian Boy Author: Mary Renault
Publisher: National Geographic Books

“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.”–The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his ...

THE PERSIAN BOY MARY RENAULT

THE PERSIAN BOY MARY RENAULT Author:
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... boy- hood , he'd mentioned this youth , as then he'd been , with detestation . They had disliked each other at sight , and on all through their schooldays ; once they had come to blows . The reason he had been left ... THE PERSIAN BOY 441.

Persian Boy

Persian Boy Author: Mary Renault
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The story is told by Alexander's young companion Bagoas - a real historical figure. Sophiticated beyond his years, schooled in the arts of love,. . . . .Bogoas served as both courtier and courtesan to Alexander. . .

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... The Persian Boy instead, until I learned that HBO is making a 10-part series based on two of her novels too. In other words, Alexander the Great is suddenly the Next New Thing. His story was already famous in ancient times, of course ...

Queering Alexander: LGBT 333 B.C.

Queering Alexander: LGBT 333 B.C. Author: Michael Welch
Publisher: Lulu.com

... the Persian Boy puts himself in front of Alexander,and so the Persian Boy takes the blow meant for the King. The knife goes into his chest, making him fall immediately to the floor. He lays there lifeless. Alexander stands still, with ...

A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture

A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture Author: Richard Stoneman
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... The Persian Boy has a specific narrator, the Persian boy himself, the eunuch Bagoas, who had served Darius III and then became Alexander's servant and lover.41 Thus the sequel has a very different character from the ironically rather ...

SEX AND ALL THAT

SEX AND ALL THAT Author: Mary Scriver
Publisher: Lulu.com

Mary Scriver. MAY 27, 2012. "THE. PERSIAN. BOY”. BY. MARY. RENAULT. Mary Renault (which she did not give a French spin but pronounced “Renolt”) was once a major author in American eyes though she was born in ... THE PERSIAN BOY” BY MARY ...