{"product_id":"helen-of-troy-in-hollywood-paperback","title":"Helen of Troy in Hollywood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuby Blondell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow a legendary woman from classical antiquity has come to embody the threat of transcendent beauty in movies and TV\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e 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 actors who have portrayed her, Ruby Blondell provides close readings of such works as Wolfgang Petersen's \u003ci\u003eTroy\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e episode \"Elaan of Troyius,\" going beyond contextualization to lead the reader through a fundamental rethinking of how we understand and interpret the classic tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA luminous work of scholarship by one of today's leading classicists, \u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the importance of ancient myths not as timeless stories frozen in the past but as lenses through which to view our own artistic, cultural, and political moment in a new light. This incisive book demonstrates how, whether as the hero of these screen adaptations or as a peripheral character in male-dominated adventures, the mythic Helen has become symbolic of the perceived dangers of superhuman beauty and transgressive erotic agency.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuby Blondell\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritx of classics and adjunct professor emerita of gender, women, and sexuality studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Their books include \u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy: Beauty, Myth, Devastation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67850449682739,"sku":"9780691229638","price":50.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kaeJlrXoGg9780691229638.webp?v=1793507448","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/helen-of-troy-in-hollywood-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}