Helen of Troy Beauty, Myth, Devastation
Helen of Troy Beauty, Myth, Devastation
- ISBN 13:
9780190263539
- ISBN 10:
0190263539
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/01/2015
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
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. Moving from Homer and Hesiod to Sappho, Aeschylus, and Euripides, Ruby Blondell offers a fresh examination of the paradoxes and ambiguities that Helen embodies. In addition to literary sources, Blondell considers the archaeological record, which contains evidence of Helen's role as a cult figure, worshipped by maidens and newlyweds. The result is a compelling new interpretation of this alluring figure.