Bibliograph

Women and other monsters, building a new mythology, Jess Zimmerman

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Women and other monsters, building a new mythology, Jess Zimmerman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women and other monsters

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jess Zimmerman

Sub title

building a new mythology

Summary

The folklore that has shaped our dominant culture teems with frightening female creatures. In stories chiefly written by men, women who step out of bounds-- angry or greedy or ambitious, overtly sexual or not sexy enough-- are unnatural, monstrous. Through fresh analysis of eleven female monsters, including Medusa, the Harpies, the Furies, and the Sphinx, Zimmerman takes us on an illuminating feminist journey through mythology. She guides readers to reexamine their relationships with traits like hunger, anger, ugliness, and ambition, teaching readers to embrace a new image of the female hero. Monsters get to be complete, unrestrained, and larger than life. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

ǂt A note to the reader -- ǂg Introduction: ǂt Sister monster -- ǂt How to turn a man to stone -- ǂt Voracious -- ǂt Dogs below the waist -- ǂt Singing for bread -- ǂt The snatchers -- ǂt That's what you think -- ǂt Social justice warriors -- ǂt Deep houses -- ǂt Shark, snake, swarm -- ǂt Come back twice as hard -- ǂg Epilogue: ǂt Mother of monsters

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