{"product_id":"six-myths-of-our-time-little-angels-little-monsters-beautiful-beasts-and-more-paperback","title":"Six Myths of Our Time: Little Angels, Little Monsters, Beautiful Beasts, and More - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Jurassic Park a work of covert misogynist propaganda? Does romanticizing childhood lead to abusing children? What secret correspondence links Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to video games and Shakespeare's Caliban to Hannibal Lecter? in what ways do our culture's most hallowed legends inform the current debates over single mothers, the men's movement, and animal rights? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these six dazzlingly intelligent and provocative essays, the distinguished English novelist and critic Marina Warner weaves classical mythology, pop culture, and today's headlines into a potent work of cultural criticism that is both unsettling and entertaining. Ranging from Medeato Thelma and Louise and from myths of cannibalism to the politics of rape, Six Myths of Our Time is at once a celebration of the enduring power of fable and a welcome antidote to its more virulent manifestations in our public life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Jurassic Park a work of covert misogynist propaganda? Does romanticizing childhood lead to abusing children? What secret correspondence links Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to video games and Shakespeare's Caliban to Hannibal Lecter? in what ways do our culture's most hallowed legends inform the current debates over single mothers, the men's movement, and animal rights? \u003cbr\u003eIn these six dazzlingly intelligent and provocative essays, the distinguished English novelist and critic Marina Warner weaves classical mythology, pop culture, and today's headlines into a potent work of cultural criticism that is both unsettling and entertaining. Ranging from Medeato Thelma and Louise and from myths of cannibalism to the politics of rape, Six Myths of Our Time is at once a celebration of the enduring power of fable and a welcome antidote to its more virulent manifestations in our public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarina Warner\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, cultural historian, and critic. Her fiction includes \u003ci\u003eIndigo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Father\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a Commonwealth Writers' Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize), as well as a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eMermaids in the Basement\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her acclaimed nonfiction works are \u003ci\u003eAlone of All Her Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonuments and Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Beast to the Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e No Go The Bogeyman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eManaging Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e (1994 Reith Lectures).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751372751136,"sku":"9780679759249","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/733f17c209c4990ac2e906c1bf07b1af.webp?v=1779971905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/six-myths-of-our-time-little-angels-little-monsters-beautiful-beasts-and-more-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}