A Brief History of the Amazons
women warriors in myth and history
$35.65
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2016
Summary
The Amazons: Myth, History, and the Warrior Women of Antiquity
‘Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,’ is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars consigned them to the world of myth, but Lyn Webster Wilde journeyed into the homeland of the Amazons and uncovered astonishing evidence of their historic reality.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472136770 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472136772 |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
| Author: | Lyn Webster Wilde |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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It is a fascinating tale and underlines the reality of these warrior women– Military Illustrated
It is a fascinating tale and underlines the reality of these warrior women - Military Illustrated
She brings the Amazons a little closer into focus, reminding us that gender roles were different once and can be again, and going some way towards separating what might be fact from what is definitely romantic fiction.This absorbing book attempts to cut through the hype and trace the source of the Amazons - ScotsmanAbout The Author
Lyn Webster Wilde
Lyn Webster Wilde is a film-maker and writer who has made a special study of myth. She has a degree in English from Cambridge University and has written five books, both fiction and non-fiction. She now lives in Wales and is planning a feature film.
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