Helen of Troy: Beauty, Myth, Devastation - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190263539ISBN-10:190263539UPC:9780190263539Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCY9HA1BTD
Helen of Troy: Beauty, Myth, Devastation
Ancient Greek culture is pervaded by a profound ambivalence regarding female beauty. It is an awe-inspiring, supremely desirable gift from the gods, essential to the perpetuation of a man's name through reproduction; yet it also grants women terrifying power over men, posing a threat inseparable from its allure. The myth of Helen is the central site in which the ancient Greeks expressed and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190263539ISBN-10:190263539UPC:9780190263539Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCY9HA1BTD
Ruby Blondell is Professor of Classics at the University of Washington.
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