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Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power. "A superb study of...



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A superb study of the uses and abuses of female characters in the epic tradition and their complex, sympathetic treatment by male poets.

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Metamorphoses of Helen

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    Publisher: Cornell University Press
    Publication Date: 10/09/1992
    ISBN13: 9780801480805, 978-0801480805
    ISBN10: 0801480809
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    Ancient history Gender studies: women and girls

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power. "A superb study of...



    Trade Review

    A superb study of the uses and abuses of female characters in the epic tradition and their complex, sympathetic treatment by male poets.

    * Choice *

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