Troy - 2 serie (12 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the beginning there existed on the vast and desolate plain of Phrygia nothing but the relentless whistling of the north wind, the capricious and ancestral flow of the waters of the Simois and the Scamander, and the constant roar of an Aegean Sea that did not yet know the keel of ships or the weight of human ambitions. It was an unspoiled and wild territory, bathed in the golden light of the Anatolian sun and guarded in the distance by the towering peaks of Mount Ida, whose forests held the secrets of the earth before men learned to pronounce the name of the gods.But the cosmos does not tolerate the emptiness of glory. From the inaccessible heights of Olympus, where the ambrosiac nectar fills the golden cups and the judgment of Zeus governs the destiny of the worlds, the immortals set their eyes on that crossroads between East and West. They understood then that the earth demanded a center of gravity, a superb bastion that would serve as a mirror between mortal fragility and celestial eternity. Thus, before the first king erected a wall or melted the bronze in the forge, the fates had already traced in the great book of destiny the foundations of Ilium.This first book, conceived with the density of ancient epics and the temperance of a lofty word, narrates the absolute genesis of that primordial lineage. Detailed here are the solemn pacts with Apollo and Poseidon, the cyclopean architecture that defied the elements, the advent of the first monarchs, and the consecration of a valley where civilization and myth merged forever. Enter these lines, reader, with the reverent respect of someone who crosses the threshold of a sacred temple, because here begins the path to immortal legend.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - There are stories that are not born of the whim of men, but of the urgency of the soul to transcend its own mortality. The legend of Troy - the city of high towers, the city of the beautiful steeds and the temples that defied the patience of the sea - is usually told from the ashes. We have been taught to look at Ilium as a funeral pyre, as the final stage where Greek fate thrust its victorious spear. But before the smoke, before the wooden horse and the wailing of mothers in the early morning, there was a time when the earth trembled under the passage of the gods and the pulse of a pure man.This work is not an echo of the traditional epic; It is the birth of an unprecedented voice. Here we will not passively witness the tragedy already written, but we will travel to the very origin of the vital pulse of Hector, the supreme defender. From the first glimmers of his childhood in the sacred valleys of Ida to the sacred and terrible threshold where Achaia's ships stain the horizon, each verse seeks to restore the dignity of the hero who loved peace but embraced war for love of his own.José L. Vásquez erects here a literary monument of twenty-four cantos, structured like the pillars of an eternal temple. In them, modern poetry merges with the solemnity of ancient myth. Each edge is a stone carved with the precision of a goldsmith and the breath of a storm. The divinities of Olympus observe, interfere and cry, reminding us that mortals are the only ones capable of giving true meaning to eternity with their brief passage.Let the reader strip himself of his time and cross the doors with plaster. The wind brings the sound of the sea and the distant glow of spears. The legend begins.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In the beginning there existed on the vast and desolate plain of Phrygia nothing but the relentless whistling of the north wind, the capricious and ancestral flow of the waters of the Simois and the Scamander, and the constant roar of an Aegean Sea that did not yet know the keel of ships or the weight of human ambitions. It was an unspoiled and wild territory, bathed in the golden light of the Anatolian sun and guarded in the distance by the towering peaks of Mount Ida, whose forests held the secrets of the earth before men learned to pronounce the name of the gods.But the cosmos does not tolerate the emptiness of glory. From the inaccessible heights of Olympus, where the ambrosiac nectar fills the golden cups and the judgment of Zeus governs the destiny of the worlds, the immortals set their eyes on that crossroads between East and West. They understood then that the earth demanded a center of gravity, a superb bastion that would serve as a mirror between mortal fragility and celestial eternity. Thus, before the first king erected a wall or melted the bronze in the forge, the fates had already traced in the great book of destiny the foundations of Ilium.This first book, conceived with the density of ancient epics and the temperance of a lofty word, narrates the absolute genesis of that primordial lineage. Detailed here are the solemn pacts with Apollo and Poseidon, the cyclopean architecture that defied the elements, the advent of the first monarchs, and the consecration of a valley where civilization and myth merged forever. Enter these lines, reader, with the reverent respect of someone who crosses the threshold of a sacred temple, because here begins the path to immortal legend. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. There are stories that are not born of the whim of men, but of the urgency of the soul to transcend its own mortality. The legend of Troy - the city of high towers, the city of the beautiful steeds and the temples that defied the patience of the sea - is usually told from the ashes. We have been taught to look at Ilium as a funeral pyre, as the final stage where Greek fate thrust its victorious spear. But before the smoke, before the wooden horse and the wailing of mothers in the early morning, there was a time when the earth trembled under the passage of the gods and the pulse of a pure man.This work is not an echo of the traditional epic; It is the birth of an unprecedented voice. Here we will not passively witness the tragedy already written, but we will travel to the very origin of the vital pulse of Hector, the supreme defender. From the first glimmers of his childhood in the sacred valleys of Ida to the sacred and terrible threshold where Achaia's ships stain the horizon, each verse seeks to restore the dignity of the hero who loved peace but embraced war for love of his own.Jose L. Vasquez erects here a literary monument of twenty-four cantos, structured like the pillars of an eternal temple. In them, modern poetry merges with the solemnity of ancient myth. Each edge is a stone carved with the precision of a goldsmith and the breath of a storm. The divinities of Olympus observe, interfere and cry, reminding us that mortals are the only ones capable of giving true meaning to eternity with their brief passage.Let the reader strip himself of his time and cross the doors with plaster. The wind brings the sound of the sea and the distant glow of spears. The legend begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In the beginning there existed on the vast and desolate plain of Phrygia nothing but the relentless whistling of the north wind, the capricious and ancestral flow of the waters of the Simois and the Scamander, and the constant roar of an Aegean Sea that did not yet know the keel of ships or the weight of human ambitions. It was an unspoiled and wild territory, bathed in the golden light of the Anatolian sun and guarded in the distance by the towering peaks of Mount Ida, whose forests held the secrets of the earth before men learned to pronounce the name of the gods.But the cosmos does not tolerate the emptiness of glory. From the inaccessible heights of Olympus, where the ambrosiac nectar fills the golden cups and the judgment of Zeus governs the destiny of the worlds, the immortals set their eyes on that crossroads between East and West. They understood then that the earth demanded a center of gravity, a superb bastion that would serve as a mirror between mortal fragility and celestial eternity. Thus, before the first king erected a wall or melted the bronze in the forge, the fates had already traced in the great book of destiny the foundations of Ilium.This first book, conceived with the density of ancient epics and the temperance of a lofty word, narrates the absolute genesis of that primordial lineage. Detailed here are the solemn pacts with Apollo and Poseidon, the cyclopean architecture that defied the elements, the advent of the first monarchs, and the consecration of a valley where civilization and myth merged forever. Enter these lines, reader, with the reverent respect of someone who crosses the threshold of a sacred temple, because here begins the path to immortal legend. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. There are stories that are not born of the whim of men, but of the urgency of the soul to transcend its own mortality. The legend of Troy - the city of high towers, the city of the beautiful steeds and the temples that defied the patience of the sea - is usually told from the ashes. We have been taught to look at Ilium as a funeral pyre, as the final stage where Greek fate thrust its victorious spear. But before the smoke, before the wooden horse and the wailing of mothers in the early morning, there was a time when the earth trembled under the passage of the gods and the pulse of a pure man.This work is not an echo of the traditional epic; It is the birth of an unprecedented voice. Here we will not passively witness the tragedy already written, but we will travel to the very origin of the vital pulse of Hector, the supreme defender. From the first glimmers of his childhood in the sacred valleys of Ida to the sacred and terrible threshold where Achaia's ships stain the horizon, each verse seeks to restore the dignity of the hero who loved peace but embraced war for love of his own.Jose L. Vasquez erects here a literary monument of twenty-four cantos, structured like the pillars of an eternal temple. In them, modern poetry merges with the solemnity of ancient myth. Each edge is a stone carved with the precision of a goldsmith and the breath of a storm. The divinities of Olympus observe, interfere and cry, reminding us that mortals are the only ones capable of giving true meaning to eternity with their brief passage.Let the reader strip himself of his time and cross the doors with plaster. The wind brings the sound of the sea and the distant glow of spears. The legend begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…