The Return from Troy by Lindsay Clarke

The Return from Troy by Lindsay Clarke

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.

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 spunNot only the beautiful complexities of it but the fine texture of the threads ...Full of wise things.' Ted Hughes

Acclaimed author Lindsay Clarke won the 1989 Whitbread Prize for Fiction with Chymical Wedding and is also well-known for Alice's Masque. He has an extensive knowledge of mythology and legend and runs workshops in the UK and abroad.

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ISBN 13	9780007150274
ISBN 10	000715027X
Titel	The Return from Troy
Autor	Lindsay Clarke
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	HarperCollins Publishers
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-06-06
Seitenanzahl	400
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