[PDF.89hj] Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and Mythology

Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and Mythology

[PDF.ku61] Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and Mythology

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 | #4531616 in Books |  2003-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.42 x1.00 x6.38l,1.41 | File type: PDF | 307 pages

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||18 of 19 people found the following review helpful.| (3.5) Fascinating book about the myth of Melusine|By Kelly (Fantasy Literature)|This book presents itself as a scholarly look at the figure of Melusine, best-known as the mysterious heroine of a medieval French fairy tale, but with ties to major goddesses of the ancient world. The author focuses mainly on Melusine's story as presented in A.S. Byatt's novel _Possession_, but|About the Author|Gillian M. E. Alban teaches Literature and English at Dogus University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Gillian Alban meticulously pursues the Fairy Melusine snake-woman image through the plot and the poetry of A. S. Byatt's novel Possession, into medieval legend, and beyond into her antecedents in ancient myth. The book describes the erotically inspiring force of Melusine's love story and draws parallels with goddesses such as Lamia, Ishtar or Inanna, Isis, and Asherah. Mother, creator, and leader, the figure of Melusine was ultimately vilified and tellingly...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and Mythology   |  Gillian Alban. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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