From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey Through Myth and Legend

by Valerie Estelle Frankel

Book Overview

Many are familiar with Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero's journey, the idea that every man from Moses to Hercules grows to adulthood while battling his alter-ego. This book explores the universal heroine's journey as she quests through world myth. Numerous stories from cultures as varied as Chile and Vietnam reveal heroines who battle for safety and identity, thereby upsetting popular notions of the passive, gentle heroine. Only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448318
• ISBN13: 9780786448319
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher