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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:46 The myth of the Gorgon
4:27 Sponsor
5:56 The Myth of Medusa
12:58 Perseus and Medusa
15:51 The Graeae
17:55 The Head of Medusa
18:36 Medusa as an Amazon
21:29 Medusa after Antiquity
22:15 Medusa and Freud
24:41 Medusa’s Gaze
Disclaimer: I am a Book Depository Affiliate. I am not sponsored for any of my reviews and will always disclose if a book I am reviewing has been sent to me for review.
References:
Dexter, Miriam Robbins. “The Ferocious and the Erotic: ‘Beautiful’ Medusa and the Neolithic Bird and Snake.” Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, vol. 26, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25–41. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2979/fsr.2010.26.1.25. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Foster, Hal. “Medusa and the Real.” RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, no. 44, 2003, pp. 181–90. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/20167613. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Howe, Thalia Phillies. “The Origin and Function of the Gorgon-Head.” American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 58, no. 3, 1954, pp. 209–21. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2307/500901. Accessed 9 Nov. 2022.
Miller, Arthur A. “An Interpretation of the Symbolism of Medusa.” American Imago, vol. 15, no. 4, 1958, pp. 389–99. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/26301656. Accessed 9 Nov. 2022.
Jesi, Furio. “The Gorgon.” East and West, vol. 10, no. 1/2, 1959, pp. 88–93. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/29754081. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
SCHLUTZ, ALEXANDER M. “Recovering the Beauty of Medusa.” Studies in Romanticism, vol. 54, no. 3, 2015, pp. 329–53. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/43973908. Accessed 2 Nov. 2022.
Susan R. Bowers. “Medusa and the Female Gaze.” NWSA Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 1990, pp. 217–35. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/4316018. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Head to squarespace.com/ladyofthelibrary to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ladyofthelibrary
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/Cinzia
Listen to my podcast on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6VfwtK0ydOe3rqXXNXdsZ9?si=kFnhlb1BSLimQgWBtvkpCA
The Classical Academic Channel: youtube.com/c/TheClassicalAcademic
Instagram: instagram.com/lady.of.the.library
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6341226-c-dubois
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:46 The myth of the Gorgon
4:27 Sponsor
5:56 The Myth of Medusa
12:58 Perseus and Medusa
15:51 The Graeae
17:55 The Head of Medusa
18:36 Medusa as an Amazon
21:29 Medusa after Antiquity
22:15 Medusa and Freud
24:41 Medusa’s Gaze
Disclaimer: I am a Book Depository Affiliate. I am not sponsored for any of my reviews and will always disclose if a book I am reviewing has been sent to me for review.
References:
Dexter, Miriam Robbins. “The Ferocious and the Erotic: ‘Beautiful’ Medusa and the Neolithic Bird and Snake.” Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, vol. 26, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25–41. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2979/fsr.2010.26.1.25. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Foster, Hal. “Medusa and the Real.” RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, no. 44, 2003, pp. 181–90. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/20167613. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Howe, Thalia Phillies. “The Origin and Function of the Gorgon-Head.” American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 58, no. 3, 1954, pp. 209–21. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2307/500901. Accessed 9 Nov. 2022.
Miller, Arthur A. “An Interpretation of the Symbolism of Medusa.” American Imago, vol. 15, no. 4, 1958, pp. 389–99. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/26301656. Accessed 9 Nov. 2022.
Jesi, Furio. “The Gorgon.” East and West, vol. 10, no. 1/2, 1959, pp. 88–93. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/29754081. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
SCHLUTZ, ALEXANDER M. “Recovering the Beauty of Medusa.” Studies in Romanticism, vol. 54, no. 3, 2015, pp. 329–53. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/43973908. Accessed 2 Nov. 2022.
Susan R. Bowers. “Medusa and the Female Gaze.” NWSA Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 1990, pp. 217–35. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/4316018. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
