Helen of Troy : goddess, princess, whore
Hughes, Bettany2013
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Focusing on the 'real' Helen, not the myths of the 8th 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 : Pimlico, 2013.London : Pimlico, 2013.
Collation:
xxxvii, 458 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845952143 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920920 HEL
Language:
English
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BRN:
292822