Achilleid |
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Author:
| Statius, |
Translator:
| Lombardo, Stanley |
Introduction by:
| Heslin, Peter |
ISBN: | 978-1-62466-406-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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One of the most entertaining short narratives of all time, the Achilleid is a stand-alone work of compelling contemporary interest that moves with great rapidity and clarity. Its compact narrative, which encompasses a brutish childhood, an overprotective mother, temporary gender bending, sexual violence, and a final coming to manhood with the promise of future military prowess, may be unparalleled in a single narrative of such brevity.
One of the most entertaining short narratives of all time, the Achilleid is a stand-alone work of compelling contemporary interest that moves with great rapidity and clarity. Its compact narrative, which encompasses a brutish childhood, an overprotective mother, temporary gender bending, sexual violence, and a final coming to manhood with the promise of future military prowess, may be unparalleled in a single narrative of such brevity.