Women and other monsters : building a new mythology
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Top Floor
155.3338 Z656
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155.3338 Z656
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Book
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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40030483990
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211).
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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
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zimmerman, J. (2021). Women and other monsters: building a new mythology . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zimmerman, Jess. 2021. Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zimmerman, Jess. Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology Beacon Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zimmerman, Jess. Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology Beacon Press, 2021.
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