Cultural reflections of Medusa : the shadow in the glass / Jennifer Hedgecock.
"This project studies the patterns in which the Medusa myth shapes, constructs and transforms new meanings of women today, correlating portrayals in ancient Greek myth, nineteenth century Symbolist painting and new, controversial, visions of women in contemporary art. The myth of the Medusa has...
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
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2020.
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary research in gender.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Introduction; Bibliography; Part I The myth; 1 The modern Medusa; Bibliography; 2 The historical and mythical origins of Medusa; Gaia the primordial goddess; The Medusa head in Greek myth; 3 Symbolism in the Medusa myth: The decapitated head of Medusa; The snake archetype; The rite of passage; Philosophical influences on the Symbolist Movement; Bibliography; Part II Symbolist interpretations of Medusa; 4 Jean Delville and The Idol of Perversity; Bibliography.
- 5 Medusean images in paintings by Franz von StuckBibliography; 6 Edvard Munch and the fatal woman of Medusa; Early influences on the artist; Fru Heiberg; Munch in Paris; The cat and Medusa motifs; The use of the mask; The Medusa head in art; Bibliography; Part III Medusa in the twenty-first century; 7 Nan Goldin and a new vision of Medusa; Bibliography; 8 Liz Craft and the all knowing "I"; Bibliography; Index.