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Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred.

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Euripides Helen

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    A Paperback / softback by Peter Burian

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 15/02/2007
      ISBN13: 9780856686511, 978-0856686511
      ISBN10: 0856686514
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      Ancient, classical and medieval texts

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      Book Synopsis
      Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred.

      Trade Review
      this is a fine and timely presentation of a play whose rich complexity is increasingly recognised.'

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