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Helen of Troy
Andrew Lang
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Her feet upon a little cloud, a fold
Of silver cloud about her bosom bare.
VII.
So stood Queen Aphrodite, as she stands
Unmoved in her bright mansion, when in vain
Some naked maiden stretches helpless hands
And shifts the magic wheel, and burns the grain,
And cannot win her lover back again,
Nor her old heart of quiet any more,
Where moonlight floods the dim Sicilian main,
And the cool wavelets break along the shore.
VIII.
Then Helen ceased from unavailing prayer,
And rose and faced the Goddess steadily,
Till even the laughter-loving lady fair
Half shrank before the anger of her eye,
And Helen cried with an exceeding cry,
“Why does Zeus live, if we indeed must be
No more than sullen spoils of destiny,
And slaves of an adulteress l. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I went into this thinking it was a book from my past. Unfortunetly, I had the wrong book.
This IS the story of Helen but it's told in poetry, which really isn't my thing and that was why I knew immediately I had the wrong book.
I remember a book from decades ago about Helen and have been on a quest t
It was interesting to get the Victorian poetry viewpoint of the Trojan War, though little is done with the story to change it or expand on it. The poetry is lovely, and Lang conjures up some beautiful imagery at times. The most interesting part for me, though, was the end where he just talks about t
The story of Helen of Troy written in rhyme.
It's interesting that all is written in rhyme but at the same time that makes it lose parts of the plot and dramatism.
I would look for another version of the story.
I actually enjoyed this more than I thought. It is a long poem, but completely understandable. The language is a bit dated. I knew little about Helen and found the story interesting. Another case of someone's life messed up by the gods interference.
Yunan mitolojisi (genel anlamda mitolojiler) ilgimi çeken eserler olduğu için kısa sürede okudum. Yazarın bu masalsı anlatımı çok hoşuma gidiyor. Daha önce bu serideki Kral Arthur kitabı da aynı yazara aitti ve onu da zevk alarak okumuştum. Kitabın detaylı konusuna geçmeden önce kitap kapağı ve edit
It was nice to see another adaption of this tale but I kept missing plot points that I knew from previous exposure to the story behind Helen. Still an ok read but nothing mind-blowing.
Poetic Rendition For a Timeless Classic
Homer's story about the Trojan War is retold with great beauty and skill as only an artist of language can paint with words. Andrew Lang is a master of words that will capture your attention with this rendition of the classic. The value of using poetry for this