Metamorphoses of Helen: Authority, Difference and the Epic

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1992
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Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power.

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Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power.

$76.39

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 271
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 10 Sep 1992
ISBN 10: 0801480809
ISBN 13: 9780801480805

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A superb study of the uses and abuses of female characters in the epic tradition and their complex, sympathetic treatment by male poets.

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Author Bio

Mihoko Suzuki is Associate Professor of English at the University of Miami, Coral Gables.