In this retelling of a classic Greek epic, 'The Song of Troy' by Colleen McCullough delivers the narrative through the perspective of more than a dozen major players of the Trojan War, emphasizing that it is both an epic and a tragedy for everyone involved. The book weaves together various mythical strands to create a narrative of the events pre and post the Trojan War, presenting the war fought not over Helen but for control of the Hellespont and the Black Sea, as well as Asia Minor.
McCullough's writing style in 'The Song of Troy' is praised for its gift for prose, with words flowing seamlessly together, creating visual images in the reader's mind. The book picks up on themes alluded to in The Iliad, such as Achilles and Patroclus as lovers, and presents powerful descriptions, tender love scenes, and enthralling action sequences all paced well, making it a winner among readers.
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Content warnings include themes of war, violence, betrayal, and portrayals of homosexuality, which can be sensitive for some readers.
Has Romance?
There is a strong element of romance, especially with elements of bisexuality and homosexual relationships among key characters.
From The Publisher:
It was a clash of arms that would echo through the millennia: a hard-fought conflict born of love, pride, greed and revenge;a decade-long siege of the ancient world's greatest city from which nobody will escape unscathed.
As urgent and passionate as if told for the first time, international besteller Colleen McCullough breathes life into legend, swinging our sympathies from Greece to Troy and back again as they move inexorably towards a fate not even the gods themselves can avert.
Here are Greek princess Helen, sensuous and self-indulgent, who deserts a dull husband for the sake of the equally self-indulgent Trojan prince Paris;the haunted warrior Achilles;the heroically noble Hektor;the subtle and brilliant Odysseus;Priam, King of Troy, doomed to make the wrong decisions for the right reasons;and Agamemnon, King of Kings, who consents to the unspeakable to launch his thousand ships, incurring the terrifying wrath of his wife, Klytemnestra.
THE SONG OF TROY: A legend reborn.
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