Title The Houstiliad : an Iliad for Houston / Michael Lieberman.

Publication Info.	Huntsville, Texas : Texas Review Press, [2015]
	©2015

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource
Summary	"In this nervy adaptation of Homer's classic, the story of Achilles' rage is told with a deft touch and a large dollop of humor. Achilles, an MIT-trained engineer, has dropped out and with Patroclus, his white macaw, cruises around Houston on an old BMW motorcycle looking for trouble. And he finds plenty. Along the way we meet Hector, the Hammer; Agamemnon, a wealthy Houston businessman with an eye for Achilles' girlfriend; Aphrodite, a custom bra designer; Apollo, owner of Café Apollo; and many of Homer's other characters, as Lieberman liberates them from their classical context. The result is a wry take on Houston and an uncompromising exploration of the rage of men in contemporary society"--ECIP Summary.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry.
	Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Poetry.
	Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Poetry.
	Homer -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
	Achilles (Mythological character) (OCoLC)fst00795683
	Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) (OCoLC)fst00800082
	Aphrodite (Greek deity) (OCoLC)fst00811339
	Homer. (OCoLC)fst00029137
	Man-woman relationships -- Texas -- Houston -- Poetry.
	Fighting (Psychology) -- Texas -- Houston -- Poetry.
	Houston (Tex.) -- Poetry.
	Fighting (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00924019
	Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
	Texas -- Houston. (OCoLC)fst01205077
Genre/Form	Parodies (Literature)
	Poetry.
	Parodies, imitations, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423840
	Parodies (Literature) (OCoLC)fst01921728
	Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
Added Author	Adaptation of (work): Homer. Iliad.
Other Form:	Print version: Lieberman, Michael, 1941- Houstiliad. Edition: first 9781680030556 (DLC) 2015018372 (OCoLC)908935200
ISBN	9781680030563 (electronic bk.)
	1680030566 (electronic bk.)

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