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512 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307485885
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Ideal for readers who enjoy deeply researched explorations of iconic women in history, blending mythological analysis with feminist perspectives.
Description
For 3,000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.In her search for the identity behind this mythic figure, acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes uses Home...
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informative: 93%
reflective: 56%
inspiring: 25%
challenging: 21%
adventurous: 9%
mysterious: 9%
dark: 6%
emotional: 3%
funny: 3%
lighthearted: 3%
relaxing: 3%
sad: 3%
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault
512 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307485885
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Ideal for readers who enjoy deeply researched explorations of iconic women in history, blending mythological analysis with feminist perspectives.
Description
For 3,000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.In her search for the identity behind this mythic figure, acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes uses Home...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 93%
reflective: 56%
inspiring: 25%
challenging: 21%
adventurous: 9%
mysterious: 9%
dark: 6%
emotional: 3%
funny: 3%
lighthearted: 3%
relaxing: 3%
sad: 3%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault