Although the Iliad and Odyssey narrate only relatively small portions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, for centuries these works have overshadowed other, more comprehensive narratives of the conflict, particularly the poems known as the Epic Cycle. In The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle, Jonathan Burgess challenges Homer's authority on the war's hist...(展开全部)

Originally published by Harvard University Press in 1958.

【作者简介】 巴里•施特劳斯是康奈尔大学古典学系和历史学系教授，研究方向为古代军事史。他撰写了多部著作，包括《萨拉米斯战役》《特洛伊战争》《斯巴达克斯战争》等。 . 【译者简介】 王舒琴，1996年生，安徽合肥人，2019年淮北师范大学翻译系毕业。 杜萍，职业译者。

Based on the latest archaeological research and written by a leading expert on ancient military history, the true story of the most famous battle in history is every bit as compelling as Homer's epic account - and confirms many of its details. "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are cornerstones of Western literature. But did the war they describe really happen? Spectacular new archa...(展开全部)

A debut story collection of spectacular imaginative range and lyricism from a Pushcart Prize–winning author. In Ayşe Papatya Bucak’s dreamlike narratives, dead girls recount the effects of an earthquake and a chess-playing automaton falls in love. A student stops eating and no one knows whether her act is personal or political. A Turkish wrestler, a hero in the East, is seen as...(展开全部)

A debut story collection of spectacular imaginative range and lyricism from a Pushcart Prize–winning author. In Ayşe Papatya Bucak’s dreamlike narratives, dead girls recount the effects of an earthquake and a chess-playing automaton falls in love. A student stops eating and no one knows whether her act is personal or political. A Turkish wrestler, a hero in the East, is seen as...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2012 Cundill Prize in History A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story ...(展开全部)

A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story begins in the early 1850s, the waning years ...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2012 Cundill Prize in History A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story ...(展开全部)

A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story begins in the early 1850s, the waning years ...(展开全部)