After Troy
Download or Read eBook After Troy PDF written by Taban Lo Liyong and published by Deep South. This book was released on 2021 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Taban Lo Liyong |
Publisher | : Deep South |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2021 |
ISBN-10 | : 1928476341 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781928476344 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis After Troy by : Taban Lo Liyong
Book excerpt: after troy, Taban lo Liyong's booklength poem, is an expansive and engaging elaboration of two classical Greek texts, Homer's Odyssey and Aeschylus's Oresteia. Its focus is the homecoming from the Trojan war of two hero-kings, Odysseus and Agamemnon. Lo Liyong recreates their thoughts and speech, adding dialogue from other characters, most of them women, who are not given a voice in the original stories. after troy is also a philosophical enquiry into retribution and justice.