Monsters in the Italian Literary Imagination

by Keala Jane Jewell

A culture defines monsters against what is essentially thought of as human. Creatures such as the harpy, the siren, the witch and the half-human all threaten to destroy our sense of power and intelligence and usurp our human consciousness. In this way, monster myths actually work to define a culture's definition of what is human. In Monsters in the Italian Literary Imagination, a broad range of scholars examine the monster in Italian culture and its evolution from the Medieval period to the 20th century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814328385
• ISBN13: 9780814328385
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"