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- catalog abstract ""As the harsh wind holds the Greek fleet trapped in the straits at Aulis, frustration and political impotence turn into a desire for the blood of a young and innocent woman - blood that will appease the gods and allow the troops to set sail. And when Iphigeneia, Agamemnon's beloved daughter, is brought to the coast under false pretenses, and when a knife is fashioned out of the finest and most precious of materials, it looks as if the ships will soon be on their way. But can a father really go to these lengths to secure political victory, and can a daughter willingly give up her life for the worldly ambitions of her father?" "Throwing off the heroic values we expect of them, Barry Unsworth's mythic characters embrace the political ethos of the twenty-first century and speak in words we recognize as our own. The blowhard Odysseus warns the men to not "marginalize" Agamemnon and to "strike while the bronze is hot." High-sounding principles clash with private motives, and dark comedy ensues."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b12792035.
- catalog coverage "Greece History To 146 B.C. Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "Troy (Extinct city) Fiction.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""As the harsh wind holds the Greek fleet trapped in the straits at Aulis, frustration and political impotence turn into a desire for the blood of a young and innocent woman - blood that will appease the gods and allow the troops to set sail. And when Iphigeneia, Agamemnon's beloved daughter, is brought to the coast under false pretenses, and when a knife is fashioned out of the finest and most precious of materials, it looks as if the ships will soon be on their way. But can a father really go to these lengths to secure political victory, and can a daughter willingly give up her life for the worldly ambitions of her father?" "Throwing off the heroic values we expect of them, Barry Unsworth's mythic characters embrace the political ethos of the twenty-first century and speak in words we recognize as our own. The blowhard Odysseus warns the men to not "marginalize" Agamemnon and to "strike while the bronze is hot." High-sounding principles clash with private motives, and dark comedy ensues."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358).".
- catalog extent "338 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0385501145 (hc) :".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,".
- catalog spatial "Greece History To 146 B.C. Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "Troy (Extinct city) Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "Turkey".
- catalog subject "823/.914 21".
- catalog subject "Agamemnon (Greek mythology) Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Greeks Turkey Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Iphigenia (Greek mythology) Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Iphigenia (Mythological character) Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Greek Fiction.".
- catalog subject "PR6071.N8 S66 2003".
- catalog subject "Trojan War Fiction.".
- catalog title "The songs of the kings / Barry Unsworth.".
- catalog type "Fantasy fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Fiction. fast".
- catalog type "Historical fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Humorous fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "text".