{"product_id":"penthesilea-a-tragic-drama","title":"Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePenthesilea: A Tragic Drama\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHeinrich Von Kleist\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780060956325\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eAn army of Amazons sets out to conquer Greek heroes for the purpose of stocking their women's state with new female offspring. They blast into the midst of the Trojan War, confusing Greeks and Trojans alike and for a moment forcing those enemies into a terrified alliance. When Achilles, the pride and mainstay of the Greeks, and Penthesilea (Pen-te-sil-lay-uh), queen of the Amazons, meet, a chase begins, The like of which not even the wildest storms \u003cbr\u003eSet loose to thunder across the plain of heaven\u003cbr\u003eHave yet presented to the astonished world, \u003cbr\u003eand it is the queen who is hunting Achilles, to the uncomprehending horror of the Greeks. Thus begins a tragedy of love in a world governed by the rules of war, on which the gods look down but from afar.For the first time, in this splendidly illustrated book, an English translation recreates the audaity, romance, and poetry of one of the strangest and most beautiful works of Western literature.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama | Heinrich Von Kleist | Paperback | 9780060956325 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks D 1782560","offer_id":50532058497176,"sku":"1782560","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61Axzt2RjNL.jpg?v=1790345262","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/penthesilea-a-tragic-drama","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}