Sexual Tyranny in Wessex: Hardy's Witches and Demons of Folklore (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820420929)

Vendor: Gayla Steel
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Format: Hardcover
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Sexual Tyranny in Wessex: Hardy's Witches and Demons of Folklore

$44.95

Sexual Tyranny in Wessex: Hardy's Witches and Demons of Folklore

$44.95
Format: Hardcover
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Folklore's ancient witch and demon figures fascinate us as they continue to materialize in literature with a vitality belying their age. Seeing these folkloric images as crucial metaphors in Hardy's works - as manifest expressions of human sexual aggression and as archetypal projections from his characters' unconscious - this study explores the tyranny they exercise over their victims. The book also vigorously pursues the astonishing truths Hardy unearths through these shape-shifting energies and through his use of related folk beliefs such as omens, weather lore, and healing rituals that draw the reader irresistibly into his charmed Wessex world.

Author: Gayla Steel
ISBN-10: 0820420921
ISBN-13: 9780820420929
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1993
Pages: 146
Format: Hardcover
By Gayla Steel
By Gayla Steel
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The Author: After receiving her B.A. summa cum laude, Gayla Steel received her M.A. with distincition and went on to earn her Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University, where she has had extensive experience teaching writing and literature. She was subsequently awarded post-doctoral appointments teaching courses in Advanced Essay and British Literature, including Shakespeare. Dr. Steel is also a free-lance writer, an editor, and a published poet.

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