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

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Alban G. M. E.

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

• 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.