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Author Suzuki, Mihoko, 1953-

Title Metamorphoses of Helen : authority, difference, and the epic / Mihoko Suzuki
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1989

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 271 pages)
Contents 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
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
Analysis European epic literatures Characters: Women - Critical studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Mythology
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 -- Knowledge -- Mythology
Virgil -- Knowledge -- Mythology
Homer -- Knowledge -- Mythology
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
Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta.
Homer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599
Virgil.
Virgile, (0070-0019 av. J.-C.) -- Savoir et érudition -- Folklore, mythologie.
Spenser, Edmund, (1552?-1599) -- Savoir et érudition -- Folklore, mythologie.
Shakespeare, William, (1564-1616) -- Savoir et érudition -- Folklore, mythologie.
Homère, (08.?-08.? av. J.-C.) -- Savoir et érudition -- Folklore, mythologie.
Classical literature -- History and criticism
Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) in literature
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
Comparative literature -- Classical and English
Comparative literature -- English and classical
Epic literature -- History and criticism
Trojan War -- Literature and the war
Authority in literature.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
Authority in literature.
Classical literature.
Comparative literature -- Classical and English.
Comparative literature -- English and classical.
English literature -- Early modern.
Epic literature.
Literature.
Mythology.
Epen.
Klassieke talen.
Engels.
Vrouwen.
Helena.
Littérature comparée -- Anglaise et classique.
Littérature comparée -- Classique et anglaise.
Littérature antique -- Histoire et critique.
Guerre de Troie -- Dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781501732348
150173234X