Helen of Troy (Illustrated)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KHDP7LQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 126 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lang s academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew s Andrew Lang Lectures. Lang s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-Stories. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. R. R. About the Author Andrew Lang (Mar
In Greek mythology, Helen, better known as Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy, was daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of king Menelaus of Sparta and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra. Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Helen or Helene is probably derived from the Greek word meaning "torch" or "corposant" or might be related to "selene" meaning "moon".. Helen was described as having the face that launched a thousand ships
Lang s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. . R. R. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Andrew s Andrew Lang Lectures. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-Stories. Andrew Lang (March, 31, 1844 July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and lite
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