Rewriting of the Epic as an Agent of Social Change with Special Reference to Amanda Elyot’s ‘The Memoirs of Helen of Troy

The purpose of this paper is to present an epic as an agent of social change in feminist analysis and women’s age as a work in classics has revitalized disquisition on the women of age, both in learning further about their ideas and doctrines which may have been overlooked until now, and in reconsidering the places that have been traditionally assumed of women in classical literature. Amanda Elyot is a pen name of Leslie Carroll, author of several novels of contemporary women’s fabrication. An Ivy League graduate and professional actress, she presently resides in New York City. In ancient Greece, the portrayal of women in mythology as deceitful, manipulative, and the downfall of men corresponded with oppressive remedy and compelled seclusion, which reflected Greek patriarchal society.