The War that Killed Achilles: The True Story of the Iliad

Caroline Alexander

Faber, 2010 - History - 296 pages

'The Iliad' is still the greatest poem about war that our culture has ever produced. For generations, poets & thinkers have pored over, retold & argued about the events described in it. This book is not about any of the traditional concerns that have occupied classicists for centuries; it is a book about what the 'Iliad' is about.

About the author

Caroline Alexander is the author of The Mutiny on the Bounty and The Endurance, a book about Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. She writes for the New Yorker, National Geographic and Granta, among other publications. Born and educated in Britain, she now lives in the USA.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The War that Killed Achilles: The True Story of the Iliad
• Author: Caroline Alexander
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Faber, 2010
• ISBN: 0571234291, 9780571234295
• Length: 296 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; History / Europe / General; History / Europe / Italy; History / General; History / Military / General; Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events