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This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history.

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"Grafting Helen is impressive in its scholarly range, its intellectual verve, and its successful grafting of contemporary literary theory onto classical representations of Helen, beginning with Homer's." - Mary Lydon, University of Wisconsin-Madison"

Grafting Helen The Abduction of the Classical

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 11/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299171247, 978-0299171247
      ISBN10: 0299171248

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history.

      Trade Review
      "Grafting Helen is impressive in its scholarly range, its intellectual verve, and its successful grafting of contemporary literary theory onto classical representations of Helen, beginning with Homer's." - Mary Lydon, University of Wisconsin-Madison"

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