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Metamorphoses of Helen : Authority, Difference, and the Epic / Mihoko Suzuki.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suzuki, Mihoko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta--In literature.
- Helen.
- Virgil.
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Homer.
- Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Connaissances--Folklore, mythologie.
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599--Connaissances--Folklore, mythologie.
- Virgile--Et la mythologie.
- Homere--Connaissances--Folklore, mythologie.
- Homer--Knowledge--Mythology.
- Virgil--Knowledge--Mythology.
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599--Knowledge--Mythology.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Mythology.
- Trojan War.
- Mythology.
- Literature.
- Epic literature.
- English literature--Early modern.
- Comparative literature--English and classical.
- Comparative literature--Classical and English.
- Classical literature.
- Authority in literature.
- Trojan War--Literature and the war.
- Epic literature--History and criticism.
- Comparative literature.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Classical literature--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource xi, 271 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Iliad
- 2. The Odyssey
- 3. Virgil's Aeneid
- 4. Spenser's Faerie Queene
- 5. Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
- Epilogue: Antony and Cleopatra
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781501732348
- 150173234X
- OCLC:
- 598598739
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