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Unbecoming Female Monsters

Witches, Vampires, and Virgins
  • ISBN-13: 9781498529631
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Cristina Santos
  • Price: AUD $224.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/02/2017
  • Format: Hardback 204 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: General studies [GTG]
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This book traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive power. It examines the female maturation cycle and the various archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of development in literature, art, film, and television with a particular focus on Latin American work.
Acknowledgments Permissions Introduction Chapter One: Turning Back the Clock: "Modern" Virginities Chapter Two: Breaking In vs. Breaking Out: Negotiating the Transition from Girlhood to Womanhood Chapter Three: Maligned Mother(hood)s Chapter Four: Fairy Tale Witches and Much More Chapter Five: Life Isn't a Fairy Tale and I'm No Princess: The Case of Countess Elizabeth Bathory Epilogue Works Cited Filmography About the Author
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