Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

by Jess Zimmerman

Book Overview

A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more "monstrous" version of feminism

The folklore that has shaped our dominant culture teems with frightening female creatures. In our language, in our stories (many written by men), we underline the idea that women who step out of bounds--who are angry or greedy or ambitious, who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807054933
• ISBN13: 9780807054932
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"