Medusa's Daughters - Magic and Monstrosity from Women Writers of the Fin-de-Siècle vintage Such deep penetration into the

Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic

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Medusa's Daughters - Magic and Monstrosity from Women Writers of the Fin-de-Siècle vintage Such deep penetration into theThe witchy women are Medusa's daughters indeed their gaze kills. But rather than sending heroes to slay them, the writers of this collection celebrate the deadliness of these femmes fatales. After a period of decline, Gothic literature underwent a revival at the end of the 1800s. As the century turned, women writers such as Vernon Lee, Mary Coleridge, and Rosamund Mariott Watson left an indelible mark on fantasy and horror literature. Like Medusa