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Praise for THE WAR AT TROY:
‘I found The War at Troy a triumph of retelling the ancient story of the siege and its aftermath, a readable and freshened version that keeps one turning the pages’
Alan Sillitoe
Praise for Lindsay Clarke:
‘I’m awed by the web you’ve spun. Not only the beautiful complexities of it but the fine texture of the threads ...Full of wise things.’
Ted Hughes
The second part of a masterful retelling of the stories surrounding the Trojan War. RETURN FROM TROY begins after the sacking of Troy, covering Odysseus’s trials and Agamemnon’s fate.
The Heroes Return is the second volume in this masterful retelling of the myths surrounding the Trojan War. In two parts the final novel begins by covering the return of Agamemnon to Mycenae, his murder by his wife Clytaemnestra in revenge for sacrificing their daughter and the consequences of that killing. The second part focuses on the adventures of Odysseus on his long struggle to return home to Ithaca and his wife Penelope.
Both volumes end in an Afterword; relating the mythological themes and motifs of the stories to crucial aspects of contemporary experience.
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. The Return from Troy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 012651
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st UK Edition. The Return from Troy is the second book in the Troy series ''Vigorous new life is breathed into the myth's of Homer's Iliad in Lindsay Clarke's new dramatic retelling of the wars fought for the Bronze Age City of Troy.Paris and Helen, Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, Achilles, Odysseus and Hector are rejuvenated in this startlingly contemporary drama of the passions.Here two powerful generations of men and women live out their destinies in the timeless zone where myth and history intersect, and where quarrels among immortal gods mirror the conflicts of the human heart. This imaginative retelling will surely benefit from the renewed interest in this classic myth.". Nº de ref. del artículo: 040549
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Descripción Condición: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.76. Nº de ref. del artículo: Q-000715027x
Descripción Condición: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.76. Nº de ref. del artículo: Q-000715027X