Helen of Troy : goddess, princess, whore
Hughes, Bettany2005
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Focusing on the 'real' Helen, not the myths of the eighth-century BC heroic cult, or the Bronze Age Spartan Queen of Mycea, or the homewrecker of 'The Iliad', Hughes reconstructs the context of life in the Bronze Age Greece for this elusive pre-historic princess.
Main title:
Helen of Troy : goddess, princess, whore / Bettany Hughes.
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Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2005.
Collation:
xxxvii, 458 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-443) and index.
ISBN:
9780224071772 (hbk)0224071777 (hbk)
Dewey class:
938'.01'092
Language:
English
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BRN:
7134
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