The Athenian Women: A Novel

Author:   Antony Shugaar ,  Anthony Shugaar
Publisher:   Europa Editions
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9781609454197


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   18 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Athens, 411 BC. In the countryside, two veterans, Trasillo and Polemone, live in adjacent cottages. Years earlier they fought together in the infamous battle of Mantinea, where Athens was crushed by Sparta. The two survivors now live as humble farmers, constantly putting off the decision to find husbands for their two daughters, Glicera and Charis, who are beginning to get impatient. But for the two old men the only thing that matters is politics. Athens invented democracy, and they must defend it against the rich oligarchs who plot to reinstate their tyrannical rule...

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Author:   Antony Shugaar ,  Anthony Shugaar
Publisher:   Europa Editions
Imprint:   Europa Editions
Weight:   0.368kg
ISBN:  

9781609454197


ISBN 10:   1609454197
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   18 January 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Praise for The Athenian Women and Alessandro Barbero The Athenian Women is a raw and compelling portrait of 411 BC Greece in which women must fight for justice and democracy in the face of oligarchy. --La Stampa [In The Athenian Women] Athens becomes the model of the contradictions that define every age-including this one.... --La Repubblica This book is a true gem...The Eyes of Venice will transport you to a place and time like no other. --Historical Novels Review Unexpected twists and remarkable encounters, all in the best tradition of dramatic storytelling. With one extra ingredient: intelligent--it might be more accurate to say 'perfect' reconstruction of the historical setting. --Corriere della Sera


"Praise for The Athenian Women and Alessandro Barbero ""The Athenian Women is a raw and compelling portrait of 411 BC Greece in which women must fight for justice and democracy in the face of oligarchy."" --La Stampa ""[In The Athenian Women] Athens becomes the model of the contradictions that define every age-including this one...."" --La Repubblica ""Quite simply an extraordinarily beautiful book.""--WUZ on The Eyes of Venice ""This book is a true gem...The Eyes of Venice will transport you to a place and time like no other."" --Historical Novels Review ""A love story, a war story, a story of hope, a story about encountering the Muslim world. in short, an adventure story.""--Panorama on The Eyes of Venice ""Unexpected twists and remarkable encounters, all in the best tradition of dramatic storytelling. With one extra ingredient: intelligent--it might be more accurate to say 'perfect' reconstruction of the historical setting."" --Corriere della Sera"


Praise for The Athenian Women and Alessandro Barbero The Athenian Women is a raw and compelling portrait of 411 BC Greece in which women must fight for justice and democracy in the face of oligarchy. -La Stampa [In The Athenian Women] Athens becomes the model of the contradictions that define every age-including this one.... -La Repubblica Quite simply an extraordinarily beautiful book. -WUZ on The Eyes of Venice This book is a true gem...The Eyes of Venice will transport you to a place and time like no other. -Historical Novels Review A love story, a war story, a story of hope, a story about encountering the Muslim world. in short, an adventure story. -Panorama on The Eyes of Venice Unexpected twists and remarkable encounters, all in the best tradition of dramatic storytelling. With one extra ingredient: intelligent--it might be more accurate to say 'perfect' reconstruction of the historical setting. -Corriere della Sera


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Alessandro Barbero is the author of The Battle: A New History of Waterloo (Atlantic Books), Other People’s Wars, winner of the Strega Prize for Fiction, and The Eyes of Venice (Europa, 2012). He is a renowned historian whose two-volume history of the Battle of Lepanto is considered to be the definitive text on the subject. He teaches Medieval History at the University of Eastern Piedmont in Vercelli, Italy. Antony Shugaar is the author of I Lie for a Living and Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator. For Europa Editions he has translated among others novels by Massimo Carlotto, Stefano Benni, Domenico Starnone, and Carmine Abate.

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