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Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Hughes, Bettany

Paperback

Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresAncient Greece

ISBN10: 1400076005
ISBN13: 9781400076000
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Nov 1 2006
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.07
Height: 1.01 Width: 5.26 Depth: 7.96
Language: English
For 3,000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.In her search for the identity behind this mythic figure, acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes uses Homer's account of Helen's life to frame her own investigation. Tracing the cultural impact that Helen has had on both the ancient world and Western civilization, Hughes explores Helen's role and representations in literature and in art throughout the ages. This is a masterly work of historical inquiry about one of the world's most famous women.

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