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==Modern treatment== {{Not to be confused|text=the fictional character ''Andromache of Scythia'' of the 2020 film [[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]}} [[Image:Trojan Women - Andromache.jpg|thumb| Aomawa Baker (Andromache) in [[Euripides]]' ''The Trojan Women'', directed by [[Brad Mays]] at the [[ARK Theatre Company]] in Los Angeles, 2003]] Andromache is the subject of a tragedy by French classical playwright [[Jean Racine]] (1639β1699), entitled ''[[Andromaque]]'', and a minor character in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''. "The Andromache" is referenced in The Duc De L'Omelette written by Edgar Allan Poe in published in 1832. In 1857, she also importantly appears in [[Charles Baudelaire|Baudelaire]]'s poem, "Le Cygne", in ''[[Les Fleurs du Mal]]''. Andromache is the subject of a 1932 [[opera]] by German composer [[Herbert Windt]] and also a lyric scena for soprano and orchestra by [[Samuel Barber]]. She was portrayed by [[Vanessa Redgrave]] in the 1971 film version of Euripides' ''[[The Trojan Women]]'', and by [[Saffron Burrows]] in the 2004 film ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]''. She also appears as a character in [[David Gemmell]]'s ''Troy'' series. In the 2018 TV miniseries ''[[Troy: Fall of a City]]'', she was portrayed by [[Chloe Pirrie]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/troy-fall-of-a-city-cast-bella-dayne-louis-hunter-joseph-mawle-frances-oconnor-david-threlfall-bbc-netflix-1202055633/ |title='Troy: Fall of a City': Bella Dayne, Louis Hunter & More Join BBC/Netflix Epic|date=March 30, 2017 |magazine=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref> Andromache is one of the main characters of the 2023 fictional retelling of Troy, ''Horses of Fire'' by A.D. Rhine (pseudonym of Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Horses of Fire by A. D. Rhine: 9780593473061 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719608/horses-of-fire-by-a-d-rhine/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> {{clear}}
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