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Stealing Helen: The Myth of the Abducted Wife in Comparative Perspective Lowell Edmunds
Stealing Helen: The Myth of the Abducted Wife in Comparative Perspective
Lowell Edmunds
It's a familiar story: a beautiful woman is abducted and her husband journeys to recover her. This story's best-known incarnation is also a central Greek myth-the abduction of Helen that led to the Trojan War. Stealing Helen surveys a vast range of folktales and texts exhibiting the story pattern of the abducted beautiful wife and makes a detailed
448 pages, 19 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 28, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691202334 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 521 g |
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