“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of ...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Greece in the age of heroes.
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WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Captivating' DONNA TARTT 'I loved it' J K ROWLING 'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE Greece in the age of heroes.
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear.
... the song of Achilles in the context of Homeric poetics, cf. Lynn-George 1988: 151. 39 Cf., e.g., the succession of speakers at the beginning of the Iliad: Achilles gets up and speaks (1.58: ἀνιστάμενος μετέφη); as soon as he completes ...
Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother.
... the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller/ . Also for real - world positive impact in the queer community : https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/06/08/the-song-of-achilles-when-he-died-all-thingswere - buried - with - him / . 39. Website ...
Fantasy fiction. The tragic and terrible drama of the war between Greeks and Trojans, the long siege of Troy and the impact of one woman's beauty on the fate of two nations, is played out again in this dazzling novel based on Homer's ILIAD.
... The Song of Achilles,” O Magazine (March 2012), http:// www.oprah.com/book/The-Song-of-Achilles-by-Madeline-Miller?editors _pick_id=36265. See also Arifa Akbar's review: “Miller has combined scholarship with imagination to turn the most ...
