The Resource The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander
The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander
Resource Information
The item The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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. 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 296 pages
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780670021123
- Label
- The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
- Title
- The war that killed Achilles
- Title remainder
- the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
- Statement of responsibility
- Caroline Alexander
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alexander, Caroline
- Dewey number
- 883/.01
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PA4037
- LC item number
- .A5955 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Homer
- War in literature
- Trojan War
- Achilles
- Achilles (Greek mythology)
- Trojan War
- War
- Label
- The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-277) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 1192701
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670021123
- Lccn
- 2009020160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1192701
- (OCoLC)318411595
- Label
- The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-277) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 1192701
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670021123
- Lccn
- 2009020160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1192701
- (OCoLC)318411595
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-war-that-killed-Achilles--the-true-story-of/9kd2GvmOcms/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-war-that-killed-Achilles--the-true-story-of/9kd2GvmOcms/">The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-war-that-killed-Achilles--the-true-story-of/9kd2GvmOcms/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-war-that-killed-Achilles--the-true-story-of/9kd2GvmOcms/">The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, Caroline Alexander</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
