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by Michael Page,Caroline Alexander

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Michael Page,Caroline Alexander

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Homer’s Iliad was written around 750-700 BCE (about a war between the Greeks and the Trojans which probably took place in 1250 BCE)

Homer’s Iliad was written around 750-700 BCE (about a war between the Greeks and the Trojans which probably took place in 1250 BCE). Since then, according to the author, for the next 5000 years, 94 out of every 100 years in the following centuries have seen large scale conflicts in one or more parts of the world. Reason enough to carefully examine the events which occupy only the last few months of that 10 year war because The Iliad’s evocation of war’s devastation, then is as resonant today – perhaps especially today – as it was in Homer’s Dark Age.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-277) and index

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-277) and index. Landscape 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. 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.

Often with Achilles, she writes, the distant thunder of the fate he almost had and the god he almost was rumbles behind his words and actions

and the Trojan War By: Caroline Alexander Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Vendor: Penguin Random House

Title: The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War By: Caroline Alexander Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Vendor: Penguin Random House. Publication Date: 2010 Dimensions: . 5 X . 0 (inches) ISBN: 0143118269 ISBN-13: 9780143118268 Stock No: WW118260. Publisher's Description. ▲. "Spectacular and constantly surprising. The War that Killed Achilles is a triumph.

Trojan War-Literature and the war. 4. Achilles (Greek mythology)

Trojan War-Literature and the war. Achilles (Greek mythology). The Iliad itself was forgotten, and in its stead stories about the war at Troy flourished, which, along with romantic sagas about Alexander the Great, formed the most popular classical material of the Middle Ages. In these Latin renderings, Achilles, the complex hero of Homer’s Iliad, stripped of his defining speeches, devolved into a brutal, if heroically brave, action figure. In the hands of medieval writers, sentiment hardened further against him.

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This Author: Caroline Alexander. This Narrator: Michael Page . This Publisher: Brilliance Audio. The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War. by Caroline Alexander. People Who Liked The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War Also Liked These Free Titles: Tides of History Podcast by Patrick Wyman.

In her book Alexander, C. The war that killed Achilles . One of her best works of arts the book Helen Troy. The argument of the author is that Trojan War was as a result of Helen’s beauty, just like those of many other authors. The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Alexander outlines the dramatic events of the Trojan war. The story focuses on the bitter truth as opposed to drama and clearly brings out the real picture of the wa. It is Helen’s fate that brought suffering to the people around her and to herself as well; according to Greek mythology, fate was provided by the gods, and Helen’s fate was to cause the war.

The dramatic events of the Trojan War are legend—but Homer’s epic poem, Iliad, is devoted entirely to a few mundane weeks at the end of a debilitating, waning ten-year campaign. The story’s focus is not on drama but on a bitter truth: both armies want nothing more than to stop fighting and go home. Achilles—the electrifying hero who is Homer’s brilliant creation—quarrels with his commander, Agamemnon, but eventually returns to the field to avenge a comrade’s death. Few warriors, in life or literature, have challenged their commanding officer and the rationale of the war they fought as fiercely as did Homer’s Achilles. Homer’s Iliad addresses the central questions defining the war experience of every age. Is a warrior ever justified in challenging his commander? Must he sacrifice his life for someone else’s cause? Giving his life for his country, does a man betray his family? Can death ever be compensated by glory? How is a catastrophic war ever allowed to start—and why, if all parties wish it over, can it not be ended? As she did in The Endurance and The Bounty, Caroline Alexander has taken apart a story we think we know and put it back together in a way that reveals what Homer really meant us to glean from his masterpiece. Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of our civilization.

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Caroline Alexander, The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer’s Iliad and the Trojan War (New York: Viking Press, 2010). Homer’s Iliad was written around 750-700 BCE (about a war between the Greeks and the Trojans which probably took place in 1250 BCE). Since then, according to the author, for the next 5000 years, 94 out of every 100 years in the following centuries have seen large scale conflicts in one or more parts of the world. Reason enough to carefully examine the events which occupy only the last few months of that 10 year war because “The Iliad’s evocation of war’s devastation, then is as resonant today – perhaps especially today – as it was in Homer’s Dark Age.” Note also that she suggests, “The greatest war story ever told commemorates a war that established no boundaries, won no territory, and furthered no cause.” It simply captured the essence of humankind’s perceived need to make war, and the marked inability of people who tired of war to stop it, and the devastating consequences of war. A most useful study.

Malara

Was expecting this book to be
More about historical Troy and while that was a small part of it it was mostly about analyzing then Iliad and other ancient literature about Troy particularly Achilles character and analyzing him as a character. That being said it was a very interesting read I finished it in 2 days because I got sucked in by the authors style. Great book if you enjoy analyzing characters and literature not a good choice If you are looking to read about history.

Ndyardin

I love the Iliad and am always happy to read what I find on the subject - this find was a gem. It essentially amounts to an extended "literary" commentary of the iliad. The book is full of all sorts of interesting insights and points that might otherwise go unnoticed (even by a careful reader). Though this is not meant to substitute for more advanced grammatical/line-by-line commentaries, it certainly does a great job of adding valuable insights on the text while maintaining a very high degree of readability (something that is often, obviously, lost in most more "academic" line-by-line treatments). My understanding of the Iliad's depth of meaning and subtlety was much enhanced by this wonderful, fluidly written book. In short, if you're interested in the Iliad this is a great and valuable read...so buy it already! :)

Purebinder

A serious work that examines the motives and mores of The Trojan War, with care taken to keep the primary target, Achilles, in view. This is far from the typical history/commentary/analysis work, as it is written such to almost resemble a novel. In other words, it's well written with a sure and comfortable style that expresses its often profound observations without a hint of pedantic condescension. I do recommend this, and other of Caroline Alexander's works, as not only informative, thought-provoking, and credible, but also stylistically popular without pandering.

Winawel

I've read Caroline Alexander before, and this one raises the bar. I took my time luxuriating in the reading of what she wrote, then spent about 3x longer going through her references and looking them up. I loved this book!

Realistic

Alexander, who has written well received popular histories of Shackleton's antarctic expedition (The Endurance) and the ill-fated mutiny on Capt. Bligh's ship (The Bounty), earned her doctorate in the classics, writing on the Iliad, at Columbia University. In this book, which lies closer to popular history than to the strictly academic product, she retells the story of the Iliad while pointing to its salient features, many of which are not at first apparent to a lay reader like me. This means a great deal of telling of the story, with copious quotation followed by commentary on the passages cited. It all points to a mildly, though not exceptionally, different interpretation of the poem's message and biases than I have seen presented before. With the exception of Alexander's translation of Book XIX (the death of Hektor), passages are all from Lattimore's translation. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing I don't know, but its one of the major modern translations of the poem, and to quibble with her choice of it seems petty.

Alexander's thesis is that the Iliad is sui generis in its approach to war. Homer humanizes the victims more than is common in other epics, making their death in battle less acceptable than it if only fame and glory were the warriors' preoccupations or the poet's focus of attention. Achilles, no less than Hektor, just wants to go home. He disdains the Achaians' own leader, the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who has shown little capacity for military leadership before the walls of Troy. By taking from Achilles his bounty, the beautiful slave woman Briseis, the king has fatally insulted him so Achilles retires from battle, leaving the Achaians to their own measures to fight off the reinvigorated Trojans

Alexander argues that Achilles' response to Agamemnon has echoes in the reactions of modern day warriors to their own war experience: wars carried on for no or flimsy reason, incompetent and self-serving leaders, appalling loss. So far, so good. When she tries to build a case for Achilles' qualities as a military leader, though, she is on much shakier ground. Achilles is too much of a wild animal to make a good leader, no mater how charismatic he can be or how respected he is as a warrior. No sane subordinate would follow him for long, given his tendency to fall into rage or sulk. He just doesn't behave the way a good leader does.

Alexander relies heavily on the work of her illustrious predecessors. This isn't a failing: an intelligent writer should do that, indeed often has to do it. I wasn't put off by the copious citation in the body of the text. It didn't bother me to move slowly through the poem, stopping time and again to examine points. Over all, the book helped me understand the Iliad. I thought what she wrote was lively, sensible and insightful.

Lesesshe

This is an easily read and quite interesting discussion on the Iliad, from the view point of one actor, Achilles. Several others will pass the reader, but the title gives the main protagonist. The discussion takes a lot for granted, or passes over it in the main text - it is not a text for the first time reader of the Iliad who wants to know 'How it really was' even if he/she indeed would learn a lot.
The perfect reader is an interested, bookish, but not academical, geek with a special mind for Mycenean Greece, and Homer, such as yours truly.

Well written with new (for me) insights!

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