Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19209
Title: Feminist Medusas and outback Minotaurs: why myth is big in children's books
Contributor(s): Hale, Elizabeth  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2016
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19209
Open Access Link: https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-feminist-medusas-and-outback-minotaurs-why-myth-is-big-in-childrens-books-60166Open Access Link
Abstract: "Gorgon: a vicious female monster with sharp fangs. Her power was so strong that anyone attempting to look upon her would be turned to stone. The Gorgon wore a belt of serpents that intertwined as a clasp, confronting each other. There were three Gorgons, and each one had hair made of living snakes". In 'The Gorgon in the Gully' (2010), Melina Marchetta's delightful book for 10-12 year olds, no one has ever seen a Gorgon. But one apparently lives in a small valley near the sports fields at the school attended by a boy called Danny. When Danny looks up Gorgon on the internet, he finds the above definition. And his local Gorgon's reputation for fierceness is only equalled by its record as a hoarder of balls... Monsters from classical myth have been lurking in the gullies of Western literature for a long time - in retellings and adaptations, and acting as symbols and metaphors for aspects of the human experience.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: The Conversation (Arts + Culture)
Publisher: The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 2201-5639
1441-8681
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 200502 Australian Literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)
200510 Latin and Classical Greek Literature
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 470502 Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature)
470513 Latin and classical Greek literature
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950203 Languages and Literature
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130203 Literature
HERDC Category Description: C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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