Helen of Troy : goddess, princess, whore
Hughes, Bettany2006
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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, 2006.
Collation:
xxxvii, 458 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-443) and index.
ISBN:
9781844133291 (pbk)
Dewey class:
938.01092
Local class:
938.0109
Language:
English
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BRN:
494714
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