Aristotle and Poetic Justice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226131986)

Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doody's mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right.

Stephanos and his teacher return in Aristotle and Poetic Justice, when a party given by wealthy Athenian silver miners leads to kidnapping, a ghost, a road trip to Delphi, and, of course, murder. More historical fiction than a detective novel, this sequel runs the gamut of Athenian social customs, myth, politics, and economics--from the trials of virgin love to the dangers of silver lust.

Author: Margaret Doody
ISBN-10: 022613198X
ISBN-13: 9780226131986
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2014
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d