Myth and Fairy Tale in Contemporary Women's Fiction

by Susan Sellers

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Woman as gorgon, woman as temptress: the classical and biblical mythology which has dominated Western thinking defines women in a variety of patriarchally encoded roles. This study addresses the surprising persistence of mythical influence in contemporary fiction. Opening with the question 'what is myth?', the first section provides a wide-ranging review of mythography. It traces how myths have been perceived and interpreted by such commentators...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0333720156

ISBN13:9780333720158

Release Date:October 2001

Publisher:Red Globe Press

Length:198 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.4"

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Feminist Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Women Authors

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