Which face of witch : self-representations of women as witches in works of contemporary British women writers / / Adriana Madej-Stang
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| Autore: |
Madej-Stang Adriana
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| Titolo: |
Which face of witch : self-representations of women as witches in works of contemporary British women writers / / Adriana Madej-Stang
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813.01030837 |
| Soggetto topico: | Witches in literature |
| English fiction - Women authors - History and criticism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART III; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | For centuries, the figure of the witch represented the hostile and feared ""other"" on the edge of human society, placed ""in between"" the world of people and the world of demons. Whether she stood for the untamed powers of nature, dark powers of knowledge or magic, or evil powers derived from the devil, she was always identified with fear as a disturbance, as a danger to the order of society and to the well-being of those who understood themselves as settled within the borders of the patriarcha... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Which face of witch |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-7987-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814699103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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