{"product_id":"the-transvestite-achilles-9780521851459","title":"The Transvestite Achilles","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): P. J. Heslin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we follow Achilles' metamorphosis from wild boy to demure girl to lover to hero, Statius brilliantly illustrates a series of contrasting codes of behavior: male and female, epic and elegiac. This first full-length study of the poem addresses not only the narrative itself, but also sets the myth of Achilles on Scyros within a broad interpretive framework. The exploration ranges from the reception of the Achilleid in Baroque opera to the anthropological parallels that have emerged to explain Achilles' transvestism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47589620842647,"sku":"9780521851459","price":8686.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521851459.webp?v=1774969371","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-transvestite-achilles-9780521851459","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}