{"product_id":"9783960770572","title":"Penthesilea","description":"  \u003cp\u003e  An 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 (\u003ci\u003ePen-te-sil-lay-uh\u003c\/i\u003e), queen of the Amazons, meet, a chase begins,\u003ci\u003eThe 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\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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","brand":"Heinrich von Kleist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46584369545457,"sku":"9783960770572","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783960770572_p0.jpg?v=1765565285","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783960770572","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}