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Amazons: The History Behind the Legend

Categorie	Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer	#390539-ZE25
Titel	Amazons: The History Behind the Legend
Auteur	Braund, David
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2025
ISBN10	1108834493
ISBN13	9781108834490
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original burgundy boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The idea of the Amazons is one of the most romantic and resonant in all antiquity. Greeks were fascinated by images and tales of these fierce female fighters. At Troy, Achilles' duel with Penthesilea was a clash of superman and superwoman. Achilles won the fight, but the queen's dying beauty had torn into his soul. This vibrant new book offers the first complete picture of the reality behind the legends. It shows there was much more to the Amazons than a race of implacable warrior women. David Braund casts the Amazons in a new light: as figures of potent agency, founders of cities, guileful and clever as well as physically impressive and sexually alluring to men. Black Sea mythologies become key to unlocking the Amazons' mystery. Investigating legend through history, literature, and archae... (Lees verder)ology, the author uncovers a truth as surprising and evocative as any fiction told through story or myth.
Pagina's	302
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 17,50

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