An illuminating, erudite, lively search for the real Helen of Troy–a chronicle that combines historical inquiry and storytelling élan–from one of Britain’s most widely acclaimed and popular historians. As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close to three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beau...(展开全部)

A major new book about the life and legend of the world’s ‘most beautiful woman’ – by the new star of TV history. As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject. Hesiod, a poet born around 700BC and one of the first named authors in history, called her ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’ and the description endured. Even though we have no contemporary...(展开全部)

考古学家、古代历史学家。剑桥大学博士，维也纳大学古典考古学研究所古典考古学教授。

考古学家、古代历史学家。剑桥大学博士，维也纳大学古典考古学研究所古典考古学教授。

考古学家、古代历史学家。剑桥大学博士，维也纳大学古典考古学研究所古典考古学教授。

考古学家、古代历史学家。剑桥大学博士，维也纳大学古典考古学研究所古典考古学教授。

The bestselling classic that redefined our view od the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may ...(展开全部)

The bestselling classic that redefined our view od the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may ...(展开全部)