Helen of Troy
From Homer to Hollywood
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Beschreibung
Helen of Troy: From Homer to Hollywood is a comprehensive literarybiography of Helen of Troy, which explores the ways in which herstory has been told and retold in almost every century from theancient world to the modern day.
* Takes readers on an epic voyage into the literaryrepresentations of a woman who has wielded a great influence onWestern cultural consciousness for more than three millennia
* Features a wide and diverse variety of literary sources,including epic, drama, novels, poems, film, comedy, and opera, andworks by Homer, Euripides, Chaucer, Shakespeare
* Includes an analysis of a radio play by the prize-winningauthor of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and aFaust play by a contemporary Scottish playwright
* Explores themes such as narrative difficulties in portrayingHelen, how legal history relates to her story, and how writersapportion blame or exculpate her
* Considers the aesthetic and narrative difficulties that ensuewhen literature translates myth
Autor*in
Laurie Maguire
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Ancient & Classical Literature Antike u. klassische Literatur Classical Studies Helena Humanistische Studien Literary Criticism & History Literature Literaturkritik u. -geschichte Literaturwissenschaft Troja
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"Overall, Maguire's book is a remarkably broad literary study ofthe complex and recurring figure of Helen of Troy. Her work is bothcomprehensive and detailed, covering a huge body of material bothancient and modern." (International Journal of the ClassicalTradition, 2011)
"In conclusion, this an important work, especially praiseworthyfor its wide-ranging critical perspectives and admirable depth ofinformation, and above all for its all-round literary explorations.It is also a very enjoyable read." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 25March 2011)
"It is an important work in the broad area of ClassicalReception and it is aimed at both specialists and the generalreader; and it is quite remarkable for the vast variety ofinformation, sources and genres surveyed and for the wealth ofsecondary literature and critical approaches deployed." (Bmcreview,7 March 2011)
"Maguire's book is an unusually effective study of somethingoften invoked in an airy sort of way but difficult to representconcretely and cogently: literature and related arts as an ongoingand continuously motivated enterprise, sometimes almost collectivein its workings across great stretches of time." (Translation& Literature, 2010)"M.'s survey is impressively broad inscope ... .An impressive achievement." (The ClassicalJournal, February 2010)
"Erudite and entertaining ... .We are certainly better equippedto understand the phenomenon of such a mysterious narrative lacunaby the end of Maguire's inspirational book." (The Times LiterarySupplement, November 2009)
"Combining wit, learning, and insight, Maguire offersdelightful reading both for the specialist and for the seriousgeneral reader." (Library Journal, May 2009)
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