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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superbly written and presented work,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Meaning of Helen: In Search of an Ancient Icon (Student Notebooks) (Paperback)
The Meaning Of Helen: In Search Of An Ancient Icon by Robert Emmet Meagher (Professor of Humanities in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts) is an impressive and scholarly study of the legendary Helen of Greek antiquity whose behavior triggered the downfall of Troy. Reported as having "the face that launched a thousand ships), Western culture has regarded Helen as an iconic standard of beauty ever since those ancient days. Deftly blending a meticulously researched history with philosophy, and as a study of evolving cultural perspectives, The Meaning Of Helen draws an unforgettable metaphor between the story of Helen and the story of womankind. Enhanced with exhaustive notes and an appendix on "History and Imagination", The Meaning Of Helen is a superbly written and presented work that should be a part of every college and university Greek Mythology reference collection.
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The Meaning of Helen: In Search of an Ancient Icon (Student Notebooks) by Robert E. Meagher (Paperback - June 1, 2002)
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