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COM.ONIXSUITE.9780872863538 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100943630 02 0872863530 03 9780872863538 15 9780872863538 BC 1 A01 Minghelli, Marina Marina Minghelli <b>Marina Minghelli</b>, historian and writer, is the author of the prize-winning book, <i>Santa Marina la travestita, </i>a historical study of feminine symbology. She lives in Rome.</p> 2 B06 Allen, Beverly Beverly Allen <b>Beverly Allen</b>'s books include <i>Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Poetics of Heresy, The Defiant Muse: Italian Feminist Poetry, Rape Warfare: The Hidden Genocide in Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, </i>and <i>Revisioning Italy: National Identity and Global Culture.<br> 01 eng 190 00 190 03 03 0 03 24 Internet CL Hierarchy European Writing 24 Internet CL Hierarchy Fiction 24 Internet CL Hierarchy Literature in Translation 01 <P>Among the most unusual narratives to emerge from Europe in recent years, Medusa: The Fourth Kingdom reexamines the myth of the petrifying Gorgon, offering a new perspective on feminity, passion, and self-creation.</P> <P>The mythological figure of Medusa haunts the life of a young Italian woman, who becomes obsessed with a reticent, emotionally distant man. We hear the woman's account of their meetings, their lovemaking, her longing. We have another view of her story through a journal account written by one of her friends, who is, among other things, engaged in a study of the myth of Medusa. From diverse perspectives we see her path to independence and wholeness, a initiatory journey that requires courage and love.</P> <P>A poetic and meticulously constructed story of a woman's quest for transformation, Medusa takes into account both ordinary and magical aspects of reality to create a contemporary psychological parable.</p> <P>Marina Minghelli, historian and writer, is the author of the prize-winning book Santa Marina la travestita, a historical study of feminine symbology. She lives in Rome.</p> <P>Beverly Allen's books include: Pier Paolo Pasolini:The Poetics of Heresy; The Defiant Muse: Italian Feminist Poetry; Rape Warfare: The Hidden Genocide in Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia; and Revisioning Italy: National Identity and Global Culture.</p> 02 Among the most unusual narratives to emerge from Europe in recent years, Medusa: The Fourth Kingdom reexamines the myth of the petrifying Gorgon, offering a new perspective on feminity, passion, and self-creation. The mythological figure of Medusa... 08 "Recalls, by turns, Cortázar and the early Jeanette Winterson, and might please fans of either." Publishers Weekly 04 03 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100943630/images/87286100943630L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100943630/images/87286100943630S.jpg http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100943630 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 19990501 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 19990501 01 02 10.95 USD