Books by Caroline Alexander
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English
review 1: The Iliad has long been my favorite book, but I had never regarded it as an anti-war story—until now. This is Dr. Alexander’s contention, and I think she has proved it. The major points I derived from reading is Achilles’ questioning of having to go to war for a cause not his per...
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English
review 1: The War That Killed Achilles by Caroline Alexander was a three star read for me. I am not sure what I was expecting. But, I can tell you this was a very close reading of the Illiad. Alexander did A LOT of quoting from the Illiad and even went so far as to quote passages that s...