· Madeline Miller retells the “Iliad” from the point of view of Achilles’ inseparable companion, Patroclus. “The Song of Achilles.” In it, Miller has taken on an (appropriately) heroic Author: Daniel Mendelsohn. The central inspiration behind the book is the terrible moment in the Iliad when Achilles hears about Patroclus’ death. His reaction is shocking in its intensity. The great half-god warrior—who carelessly defies rules, and condemns a whole army to death—comes completely unglued, . “At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist.A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the.
"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist.A book I could not put down." —Ann Patchett "Mary Renault lives again!" declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller's thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the. Madeline Miller, winner of the Orange Prize, reads from and discusses her debut novel, The Song of Achilles at The Center for Fiction. The Song of Achilles Quotes Showing of "I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.". ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles.
“One of ’s most exciting debuts is Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles, a prequel of sorts to The Iliad that traces the rise and fall of the Greek golden boy of myth. A young classics scholar who specialized in adapting classical tales for a modern audience at the Yale School of Drama, Miller has penned a seductive, hugely entertaining backstory that lends complexity to Homer’s virile action-adventure by imagining the intimate friendship between Achilles and the devoted Patroclus. A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from. The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller $ ISBN The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller quantity. Add to cart. SKU: Category.
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