Medusa as female eye or icon in Atwood, Murdoch, Carter, and Plath


Alban G. M. E.

Mosaic, vol.46, no.4, pp.163-182, 2013 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1353/mos.2013.0045
  • Journal Name: Mosaic
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.163-182
  • Istanbul Kültür University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This essay explores the mythic Medusa archetype, used as a symbol of female psychic power in the writings of Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, Iris Murdoch, and Sylvia Plath.