Venomous Woman: Fear of the Female in Literature

by Margaret Hallissy

This work demonstrates the ways in which a complex of ideas with a misogynistic basis relates to the image of the venomous woman--the woman who uses poisons or potions, who has a relationship with a venomous animal, or who is herself poisonous. Hallissy suggests that the venomous woman is an image of feminine power reflected in masculine fear. The study concentrates on periods when ignorance of the medicinal effects of poisons exaggerated the potency...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313259194
• ISBN13: 9780313259197
• Release Date: November 1987
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.5"