The Medusa Reader


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The Medusa Reader


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Author : Marjorie Garber
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-11

The Medusa Reader written by Marjorie Garber and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with Art categories.


Fascinating and terrifying, the Medusa story has long been a powerful signifier in culture with poets, feminists, anthropologists, psychoanalysts, political theorists, artists, writers, and others. Bringing together the essential passages and commentary about Medusa, The Medusa Reader traces her through the ages, from classical times through the Renaissance to the pop culture, art, and fashion of today. This collection, with a critical introduction and striking illustrations, is the first major anthology of primary material and critical commentary on this most provocative and enigmatic of figures.



The Medusa Reader


The Medusa Reader
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Author : Marjorie B. Garber
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003

The Medusa Reader written by Marjorie B. Garber and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Literary Criticism categories.


Ranging from classical times to pop culture, this collection will appeal to art historians, feminists, classicists, cultural critics, and anyone interested in mythology.



Medusa


Medusa
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Author : Kris Hirschmann
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2011-08

Medusa written by Kris Hirschmann and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08 with categories.


In the Greek mythological pantheon, the Gorgon Medusa stands a head above all others in her power to terrify. This book gives readers a close-up look at this snake-haired horror. Starting with details about Medusa's history, physical features, and supernatural powers, the text continues with a retelling of the classic myth of Perseus. It then takes a look at some of Medusa's other manifestations in classic art and literature as well as her role in modern pop culture. From fable to film, sculpture to song, the Gorgon continues to work her ancient magic on modern audiences.



Medusa


Medusa
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Author : David Leeming
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-06-01

Medusa written by David Leeming and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with History categories.


With her repulsive face and head full of living, venomous snakes, Medusa is petrifying—quite literally, since looking directly at her turned people to stone. Ever since Perseus cut off her head and presented it to Athena, she has been a woman of many forms: a dangerous female monster that had to be destroyed, an erotic power that could annihilate men, and, thanks to Freud, a woman whose hair was a nest of terrifying penises that signaled castration. She has been immortalized by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Salvador Dalí and was the emblem of the Jacobins after the French Revolution. Today, she’s viewed by feminists as a noble victim of patriarchy and used by Versace in the designer’s logo for men’s underwear, haute couture, and exotic dinnerware. She even gives her name to a sushi roll on a Disney resort menu. Why does Medusa continue to have this power to transfix us? David Leeming seeks to answer this question in Medusa, a biography of the mythical creature. Searching for the origins of Medusa’s myth in cultures that predate ancient Greece, Leeming explores how and why the mythical figure of the gorgon has become one of the most important and enduring ideas in human history. From an oil painting by Caravaggio to Clash of the Titans and Dungeons and Dragons, he delves into the many depictions of Medusa, ultimately revealing that her story is a cultural dream that continues to change and develop with each new era. Asking what the evolution of the Medusa myth discloses about our culture and ourselves, this book paints an illuminating portrait of a woman who has never ceased to enthrall.



The Medusa Deception


The Medusa Deception
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Author : Linda Temple
language : en
Publisher: PSC Inc.
Release Date : 2013-12-13

The Medusa Deception written by Linda Temple and has been published by PSC Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-13 with Fiction categories.


Dreams. They're only dreams. Strange, brutal dreams, straight off the pages of an ancient Greek mythology book. That’s what Mandy Burkhardt tells herself, stocking shelves at the Occult Bookstore in Chicago. Her boss senses more. He feels something. An awakening. The prophecy. The others can, too, even if they can't quite put a finger on it. As the hidden power inside of her grows, an ancient spell comes to life, compelling her back to her rightful time and place: ancient Greece, a barbaric era of witches and gods, gorgons and oracles. Witnessed by new friend, Ryan Taylor, Mandy's disappearances can no longer be denied. Together, they try to discover what’s happening to her and why but in the process become targets in a deadly and sinister plot. Caged, trussed, shackled and hunted, Mandy must come to terms with her past and fight for her future in a bloody battle with even more at stake than she knows.



Medusa


Medusa
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Author : Stephen R. Wilk
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-11-15

Medusa written by Stephen R. Wilk and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-15 with Social Science categories.


Medusa, the Gorgon, who turns those who gaze upon her to stone, is one of the most popular and enduring figures of Greek mythology. Long after many other figures from Greek myth have been forgotten, she continues to live in popular culture. In this fascinating study of the legend of Medusa, Stephen R. Wilk begins by refamiliarizing readers with the story through ancient authors and classical artwork, then looks at the interpretations that have been given of the meaning of the myth through the years. A new and original interpretation of the myth is offered, based upon astronomical phenomena. The use of the gorgoneion, the Face of the Gorgon, on shields and on roofing tiles is examined in light of parallels from around the world, and a unique interpretation of the reality behind the gorgoneion is suggested. Finally, the history of the Gorgon since tlassical times is explored, culminating in the modern use of Medusa as a symbol of Female Rage and Female Creativity.



The Raft Of The Medusa


The Raft Of The Medusa
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Author : Robert M. Hertzberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

The Raft Of The Medusa written by Robert M. Hertzberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.


The Raft of the Medusa is a novel based on the life of Théodore Géricault, the great 19th Century French Romantic painter, and on the historical events surrounding one of the most scandalous disasters in French naval history. In particular, the book focuses on Géricault's creation of his celebrated masterpiece, The Raft of the Medusa, and on his passionate and tragic love affair with his aunt. As author Robert M. Hertzberg states in a note that precedes the main text, his book is a novel, not history or biography, but he has made extensive use of historical and biographical sources. He has remained faithful to the facts so far as they are known but has taken the novelist's liberty to interpret those facts, to provide motives, and to imagine states of mind; but never, in matters of substance, has he strayed from the realm of possibility, nor, to his knowledge, invented anything that might not plausibly have been the case. After a Prologue that sets the scene of Géricault's Paris studio where The Raft of the Medusa is being painted, the reader is transported to the present-day Louvre gallery where the picture is seen today. The painting is described, its place in the course of France's art is defined, and its changing impact on critics and the public is noted. The reader is introduced to the sculptor who created Géricault's tomb in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris; he has received an unexpected bequest from one Georges-Hippolyte, whom he recalls meeting years before and who is revealed as the son, born in virtual secrecy to Géricault and the wife of his brother. Thus we learn of the central and bitter secret of a turbulent life lived in a turbulent time. Born in Rouen in 1791 to a wealthy couple, young Théodore grows up as a sensitive, introspective, and restless country-loving boy, most at home on the peaceful family estate, carefully shielded from the rigors and violence of life in France that have accompanied the replacement of the royal House of Bourbon by Revolution and creation of the First Republic. Moving to Paris at the age of five, Géricault is now introduced to more formal education, as well as to the joys of horseback riding, which will play a vital part in his life and work. His teenage years are filled with more than school and riding he discovers a talent for drawing, leading to painting, which becomes a dedication. Admitted to the studios of conservative Classical painters, he revels in the company of fellow-students and exploits his rebellious tendencies to push himself beyond the practices of traditional academic expression. He advances beyond his teachers, the .painters Carle Vernet and Pierre Guérin, and studies on his own in the Musée Napoleon. By 1812, when Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia precipitates the invasion of France by British and Prussian allies, Géricault enlists in the Gray Musketeers in a futile gesture of loyalty to Napoleon's ill-fated Bourbon successor, Louis XVIII. However, Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo in 1815 leaves Géricault with little to occupy him except his increasing concentration on his painting. His style is moving ever faster away from the Classical mode still favored by most of his contemporaries. Dramatic paintings, military and equine portraits, battle scenes, somber landscapes, notebook after notebook of vivid, often roughly sketched drawings all flow from his ever-more Romantic hand. He is becoming noticed, with both esteem and alarm. Meanwhile, he has fallen deeply in love with his aunt, the young wife of his aging uncle. The situation is agonizing; he is torn apart. Travel to Italy becomes a way of avoiding the passion and frustration within him. About this time, in July 1816, a shipwreck has occurred, for awhile little noted: a French frigate, the "Medusa," sailing from Southern France to Senegal in West Africa has run aground just off the coast of Africa and has been a



Medusa


Medusa
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Author : Jessie Burton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2022-01-11

Medusa written by Jessie Burton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-11 with Young Adult Fiction categories.


A dazzling, lyrical YA retelling of Greek myth, from Jessie Burton, internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. "A powerfully feminist, elegiac, and original twist on this old story." -Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next? Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love, betrayal . . . and destiny itself. With stunning, full-color illustrations and a first person narrative illuminating the fierce, vulnerable, determined girl behind the myth, this astonishing retelling is perfect for readers of Circe, and brings the story of Medusa to life for a new generation.



Medusa S Scream


Medusa S Scream
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Author : Melanie Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Release Date : 2017-11-07

Medusa S Scream written by Melanie Jackson and has been published by Orca Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.


Medusa's Scream is a thrill ride that hurtles a train through an out-of-service gold mine in the Fraser Valley. Chase can't believe his luck when he lands a summer job in the food truck outside the ride's entrance. But then he notices strange things happening at the old mine. Chase starts to piece things together, and soon his life is threatened by a villain even scarier than the snake-headed Medusa of myth.



Medusa Uploaded


Medusa Uploaded
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Author : Emily Devenport
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2018-05-01

Medusa Uploaded written by Emily Devenport and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Fiction categories.


Medusa Uploaded by Emily Devenport offers readers a fast-paced science fiction thriller on the limits of power and control, and the knife-edge between killing for revenge or a greater good. Vulture—10 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2018 io9—28 New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Shelves in May The Verge—12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novles to Check Out This May Kirkus—Best SFF and Horror Out in May My name is Oichi Angelis, and I am a worm. They see me every day. They consider me harmless. And that's the trick, isn't it? A generation starship can hide many secrets. When an Executive clan suspects Oichi of insurgency and discreetly shoves her out an airlock, one of those secrets finds and rescues her. Officially dead, Oichi begins to rebalance power one assassination at a time and uncovers the shocking truth behind the generation starship and the Executive clans. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.