{"product_id":"penthesilea-a-tragic-drama-9780060956325","title":"Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenthesilea: A Tragic Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e by Heinrich von Kleist. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780060956325.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn army of Amazons sets out to conquer Greek heroes for the purpose of stocking their womens 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\nSet loose to thunder across the plain of heaven\nHave yet presented to the astonished world,\n\nand 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.\"\nFor 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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977525948469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0060956321","price":226.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060956325_c3f28089-0018-43fb-a071-22565e4a9895.jpg?v=1778911179","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/penthesilea-a-tragic-drama-9780060956325","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}