Helen Of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore - Hardcover

Hughes, Bettany

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400041783 ISBN 13: 9781400041787

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2005

Synopsis

A noted historian reexamines the issue of the real Helen of Troy by delving into mythology, poetry, and art, and by examining the sparse shards of historical evidence for the possible reality of Helen's existence, tracing the fluid image of Helen from ancient times to the present day. 60,000 first printing.

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Review:

"The book triumphantly reclaims Helen from some of her traducers. Hughes's portrait is as close to a real, living Helen as we are likely to get."
-"Financial Times"
"When Helen launched her "thousand ships," was she a "shameless hussy?" Or, like her mother, was she a rape victim? . . . The answers have always depended on who you speak to and when. Hughes has them all."
-"The Times"
"Hughes skillfully brings this period back to life. A fascinating window onto the power politics of an age . . . a genuinely exciting historical narrative."
-"Sunday Telegraph."

" Dazzling. . . A look at the love match between beauty and power, displaying the archetypal ' trophy mistress" to the modern world." - "O, The Oprah Magazine"
" A divine biography. . . . Sizzling. . . . [Hughes], a young British historian, explores not only the Bronze Age babe but also what she has meant throughout history and the cultural significance of being both desired and despised." - "USA Today"
" [Hughes' ] multi-faceted, multi-hued, and multi-period portrait of la Belle Helene will capture the imagination of professional scholars and general readers alike. I cannot recommend it too strongly." - Professor Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University
" Hughes brings a passion for ancient history and archaeology crossed with a strain of feminism to the figure of Helen." - "The Washington Post Book World"
" The book triumphantly reclaims Helen from some of her traducers. Hughes' s portrait is as close to a real, living Helen as we are likely to get."
- "Financial Times"
" When Helen launched her " thousand ships, " was she a " shameless hussy?" Or, like her mother, was she a rape victim? . . . The answers have always depended on who you speak to and when. Hughes has them all."
- "The Times"
" Hughes skillfully brings this period back to life. A fascinating window onto the power politics of an age . . . a genuinely exciting historical narrative."
- "Sunday Telegraph."

Dazzling. . . A look at the love match between beauty and power, displaying the archetypal trophy mistress to the modern world. O, The Oprah Magazine
A divine biography. . . . Sizzling. . . . [Hughes], a young British historian, explores not only the Bronze Age babe but also what she has meant throughout history and the cultural significance of being both desired and despised. USA Today
[Hughes ] multi-faceted, multi-hued, and multi-period portrait of la Belle Helene will capture the imagination of professional scholars and general readers alike. I cannot recommend it too strongly. Professor Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University
Hughes brings a passion for ancient history and archaeology crossed with a strain of feminism to the figure of Helen. The Washington Post Book World
The book triumphantly reclaims Helen from some of her traducers. Hughes s portrait is as close to a real, living Helen as we are likely to get.
Financial Times
When Helen launched her thousand ships, was she a shameless hussy? Or, like her mother, was she a rape victim? . . . The answers have always depended on who you speak to and when. Hughes has them all.
The Times
Hughes skillfully brings this period back to life. A fascinating window onto the power politics of an age . . . a genuinely exciting historical narrative.
Sunday Telegraph. "

"Dazzling. . . A look at the love match between beauty and power, displaying the archetypal 'trophy mistress" to the modern world." -O, The Oprah Magazine

"A divine biography. . . . Sizzling. . . . [Hughes], a young British historian, explores not only the Bronze Age babe but also what she has meant throughout history and the cultural significance of being both desired and despised." -USA Today

"[Hughes'] multi-faceted, multi-hued, and multi-period portrait of la Belle Helene will capture the imagination of professional scholars and general readers alike. I cannot recommend it too strongly." -Professor Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University

"Hughes brings a passion for ancient history and archaeology crossed with a strain of feminism to the figure of Helen." -The Washington Post Book World

"The book triumphantly reclaims Helen from some of her traducers. Hughes's portrait is as close to a real, living Helen as we are likely to get."
-Financial Times

"When Helen launched her "thousand ships," was she a "shameless hussy?" Or, like her mother, was she a rape victim? . . . The answers have always depended on who you speak to and when. Hughes has them all."
-The Times

"Hughes skillfully brings this period back to life. A fascinating window onto the power politics of an age . . . a genuinely exciting historical narrative."
-Sunday Telegraph.

Book Description:

A major new book about the life and legend of the world's 'most beautiful woman' - by popular star of TV history, Bettany Hughes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1400041783
• ISBN 13: 9781400041787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 458