The Fall of the Phoenix by Daniel Kelly
The long siege of Troy, the battles fought over it, and the city's eventual capitulation and incineration are events which have often been retold since their first recitation by Homer. Seldom, however, will they have been narrated with such close attention to the minute particulars of battle, to its reek and terror and pain, as in this startling account by Daniel Kelly. Kelly looks minutely at every detail of archaic combat, as well as at the lives and feelings shaped by it. His Troy is not only a scene of shining glory, but also a grimy struggle for survival and mastery. And he introduces surprising questions: what if not everything in the Trojan war came to pass just as Homer tells us? What if the future of the Roman empire were hidden in the burning ashes of Troy's - and not in the way we might expect?Daniel Kelly is an Associate Professor at Purdue University's Department of Philosophy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788301954 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788301951 |
| Title | The Fall of the Phoenix |
| Author | Daniel Kelly |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Olympia Publishers |
| Year published | 2018-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 244 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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