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Record Nr.

UNISA996204510103316

Autore

Blondell Ruby <1954->

Titolo

Helen of Troy : beauty, myth, devastation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-19-934495-7

0-19-973160-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Disciplina

880.9/351

Soggetti

Greek literature - History and criticism

Latin literature - History and criticism

Languages & Literatures

Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

'Helen of Troy' engages with the ancient origins of the persistent anxiety about female beauty, focusing on this key figure from ancient Greek culture in a way that both extends our understanding of that culture and provides a useful perspective for reconsidering aspects of our own.