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Laughing with Medusa: Classical Myth and Feminist Thought

edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard

Oxbow says: Classical myth, with its forthright female protagonists, its gender inequalities, patriarchal opression, obsession with sexual politics and suppression of the female voice, has been used widely within feminist writing. The feminist movement has brought new life to ancient narratives and their principal figures to support contemporary struggles. This collection of essays explores why this choice was made and what it said about feminism, linking the selection of protagonists such as Antigone, Helen, the Amazons, the Muses, and Penelope with specific historical moments. The essays are divided into sections focusing on 'Myth and Psychoanalysis', in particular engaging with Freud, myth and politics, history, science and poetry. The book also includes a specially commissioned fictional piece, 'Iphigenia's Wedding' by the writer Elizabeth Cook. 445p, 10 b/w illus (Classical Presences, Oxford UP 2006)

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