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The Medusa Reader

Author : Marjorie Garber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136635343
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa Reader written by Marjorie Garber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Medusa

Author : Stephen R. Wilk
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199887736
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by Stephen R. Wilk and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Medusa Project: The Set-Up

Author : Sophie McKenzie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 184738711X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa Project: The Set-Up written by Sophie McKenzie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘BRILLIANT . . . YOU CAN’T STOP READING’ – ROBERT MUCHAMORE Fourteen years ago, scientist William Fox risked it all to achieve the impossible: he successfully implanted four babies the Medusa gene, designed to give the user psychic abilities. But Fox’s experiment had some devastating consequences, so the babies were hidden away for years and the Medusa gene was heard of no more. Now the children are teenagers – and about to have their minds blown as their psychic powers kick in. Cocky, charismatic Nico thinks his emerging telekinetic abilities will bring him money, power and the girl of his dreams. He's about to find out just how wrong he is. And that new friends can often turn out to be snakes in the grass . . .

Medusa

Author : David Leeming
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780231334
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by David Leeming and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Medusa

Author : Jessie Burton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1547607602
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by Jessie Burton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Wreck of the Medusa

Author : Jonathan Miles
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 1555848672
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book The Wreck of the Medusa written by Jonathan Miles and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “thrilling . . . captivating” account of the most famous shipwreck before the Titanic—a tragedy that inspired an unforgettable masterpiece of Western art (The Boston Globe). In June 1816, the Medusa set sail. Commanded by an incompetent captain, the frigate ran aground off the desolate West African coast. During the chaotic evacuation a privileged few claimed the lifeboats, while 147 men and one woman were herded aboard a makeshift raft that was soon cut loose by the boats that had pledged to tow it to safety. Those on the boats made it ashore and undertook a two-hundred-mile trek through the sweltering Sahara, but conditions were far worse on the drifting raft. Crazed, parched, and starving, the diminishing band fell into mayhem. When rescue arrived thirteen days later, only fifteen were alive. Among the handful of survivors were two men whose bestselling account of the maritime disaster scandalized Europe and inspired promising artist Théodore Géricault, who threw himself into a study of the Medusa tragedy, turning it into a vast canvas in his painting, The Raft of the Medusa. Drawing on contemporaneously published accounts and journals of survivors, The Wreck of the Medusa is “a captivating gem about art’s relation to history” (Booklist) and ultimately “a thrilling read” (The Guardian).

The Medusa Project: Hunted

Author : Sophie McKenzie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847388930
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa Project: Hunted written by Sophie McKenzie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth gripping installment in bestselling children's author Sophie McKenzie's MEDUSA PROJECT series – back with a bold new cover look! Dylan, the daughter of the scientist who created the Medusa gene for psychic powers, has never felt she really fits into the crime-fighting Medusa Project. But then she makes a discovery about her father's death which changes everything. As she and the other Medusa teens search for the truth, Dylan meets Harry – a boy who seems to know more about Dylan's past than she does. But can Dylan trust him? While Dylan searches for the mysterious legacy that her father has left her from beyond the grave, her dad's killer closes in. But just how far is the murderer prepared to go to keep Dylan from finding out the truth?

Myth-O-Mania: Say Cheese, Medusa!

Author : Kate McMullan
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1434246795
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Myth-O-Mania: Say Cheese, Medusa! written by Kate McMullan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Greek mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon a winged monster with snakes for hair. Anyone who looked at her was instantly turned to stone. But she wasn't born that way. Not even close. Athena was so jealous of Medusa's beauty that she cursed her. Zeus changed the story to make his son, Perseus, look good. Hades is here to set the record straight on Perseus, Medusa, and everything in between.

The Medusa Quest

Author : Alane Adams
Publisher : SparkPress
ISBN 13 : 1684630762
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa Quest written by Alane Adams and published by SparkPress. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phoebe Katz is back on a new mission to save Olympus and undo the fallout from her first visit. Damian has troubling news—the epic mythology stories in the books are changing. Instead of Perseus slaying Medusa and becoming a hero, the books now say he’s turned to stone. Worse, thanks to Phoebe slaying the Nemean lion and the Lernean hydra to complete the Eye of Zeus, Hercules failed his first two trials—which means he’s not the immortal hero he’s supposed to be. After speaking with the oracle who brought her to New York, Phoebe learns that without great heroes, the entire fabric of Greek mythology is in peril. She must go back to Olympus and right the history she wrecked. To do that, she must embark on a quest to collect the items she will need to help Perseus defeat Medusa, including the curved blade the Argus Slayer, the winged shoes of Hermes, and Hades’s Helmet of Invisibility, and convince Hercules to complete his new trials without giving up—despite the efforts of a powerful force that will stop at nothing to see the demi-god children of Zeus destroyed. Can Phoebe collect the items she needs and save Olympus once again?

Medusa

Author : Rob M. Worley
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617865540
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by Rob M. Worley and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty isn't everything, as Medusa learns. Find out how the goddess Athena teaches this lesson in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.

Medusa Jones

Author : Ross Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410407795
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Medusa Jones written by Ross Collins and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Greece lives a little girl called Medusa Jones, a Gorgon. Medusas sure the school camping trip is going to be a nightmare. A rock fall puts the popular kids in peril, and Medusas the only one who can help. Will she be a hero--or is her monster side finally going to come out? Illustrations.

Medusa the Mean

Author : Joan Holub
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442485957
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Medusa the Mean written by Joan Holub and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to become immortal like the other Goddess Girls, Medusa searches for a magical necklace, an effort that is compromised by her mean reputation, her snaky hair, and unexpected consequences.

Medusa

Author : Rosie Hewlett
Publisher : Silverwood Books
ISBN 13 : 9781800420663
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by Rosie Hewlett and published by Silverwood Books. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgon. Killer. Monster. Victim. Survivor. Protector. Medusa breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage.

Medusa Uploaded

Author : Emily Devenport
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250169321
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Medusa Uploaded written by Emily Devenport and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Medusa

Author : Clive Cussler
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780399155659
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Medusa written by Clive Cussler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Austin puts the NUMAA team on a case involving a hideous series of medical experiments, an extraordinarily ambitious Chinese criminal organization, and a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic.

The Medusa Gaze in Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Author : Gillian M. E. Alban
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527502740
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa Gaze in Contemporary Women’s Fiction written by Gillian M. E. Alban and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medusa Gaze offers striking insights into the desires and frustrations of women through the narratives of the impressive contemporary novelists Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, Sylvia Plath, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, Iris Murdoch, Jeanette Winterson, Jean Rhys and Michèle Roberts. It illuminates women’s power and vulnerability as they construct their own egos in opposition to their hostile alter egos or others facing them in their mirrors, and fixes a panoptic gaze on the women stalking its pages, as they learn how to deflect the menacing gaze of others by returning their look defiantly back at them. Some stare back and win assurance; others are stared down, reduced to psychic trauma, madness and even suicide. The book shows how Freud’s, Sartre’s and Lacan’s androcentric views define the Medusa m/other as monstrous, and how the efforts of mothers to nurture may be slighted as inadequate or devouring. It presents Medusa and other goddess figures as inspirational, repelling harm through the ‘evil eye’ of their powerful gaze. Conversely, it also shows women who are condemned as monstrous Gorgons, trapped in enmity, rivalry and rage. Representing English, American and African American, Canadian and Caribbean writing, the works explored here include realistic, social narrative and magical realist writings, in addition to tales of the past and dystopian narratives.

The Medusa and the Snail

Author : Lewis Thomas
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101667060
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Medusa and the Snail written by Lewis Thomas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medusa is a tiny jellyfish that lives on the ventral surface of a sea slug found in the Bay of Naples. Readers will find themselves caught up in the fate of the medusa and the snail as a metaphor for eternal issues of life and death as Lewis Thomas further extends the exploration of man and his world begun in The Lives of a Cell. Among the treasures in this magnificent book are essays on the human genius for making mistakes, on disease and natural death, on cloning, on warts, and on Montaigne, as well as an assessment of medical science and health care. In these essays and others, Thomas once again conveys his observations of the scientific world in prose marked by wonder and wit.