{"product_id":"9781405126342","title":"Helen of Troy From Homer to Hollywood","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHelen of Troy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Homer to Hollywood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaurie Maguire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHelen of Troy: From Homer to Hollywood is a comprehensive literary biography of Helen of Troy, which explores the ways in which her story has been told and retold in almost every century from the ancient world to the modern day.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes readers on an epic voyage into the literary representations of a woman who has wielded a great influence on Western cultural consciousness for more than three millennia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a wide and diverse variety of literary sources, including epic, drama, novels, poems, film, comedy, and opera, and works by Homer, Euripides, Chaucer, Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an analysis of a radio play by the prize-winning author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and a Faust play by a contemporary Scottish playwright\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores themes such as narrative difficulties in portraying Helen, how legal history relates to her story, and how writers apportion blame or exculpate her\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the aesthetic and narrative difficulties that ensue when literature translates myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaurie Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Oxford University and has authored or edited six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eStudying Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e and the popular \u003ci\u003eWhere There's a Will There's a Way\u003c\/i\u003e. She has lectured widely at literary festivals in the U.S. and U.K.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 May 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405126342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377667797132,"sku":"9781405126342","price":112.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405126342.jpg?v=1780617507","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405126342","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}