The Transvestite Achilles by P.J. Heslin

The Transvestite Achilles

P.J. Heslin

349 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
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As 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 no...

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