Helen of Troy in Hollywood

by Ruby Blondell

How a legendary woman from classical antiquity has come to embody the threat of transcendent beauty in movies and TV

Helen of Troy in Hollywood examines the figure of the mythic Helen in film and television, showing how storytellers from different Hollywood eras have used Helen to grapple with the problems and dynamics of gender and idealized femininity. Paying careful attention to how the image of Helen is embodied by the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691229627
• ISBN13: 9780691229621
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"