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Helen of Troy : beauty, myth, devastation /

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"The story of Helen of Troy has its origins in ancient Greek epic and didactic poetry, more than 2500 years ago, but it remains one of the world's most galvanizing myths about the destructive power of beauty. Much like the ancient Greeks, our own relationship to female beauty is deeply amb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blondell, Ruby, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Helen, > of Troy, Queen of Sparta > In literature.
Helen, > of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Latin literature > History and criticism.
Littérature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Littérature latine > Histoire et critique.
Greek literature
Latin literature
Literature
Languages & Literatures.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The problem of female beauty
  • Helen, daughter of Zeus
  • Disarming beauty: the Iliad
  • Happily ever after?: the Odyssey
  • The many faces of Helen: archaic lyric
  • Behind the scenes: the Oresteia
  • Spartan woman and Spartan goddess: Herodotus
  • Playing defense: Gorgias' encomium of Helen
  • Enter Helen: Euripides' Trojan women
  • Two-faced Helen: the Helen of Euripides
  • Helen MacGuffin: Isocrates.