Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power [First ed.]
9781612197920, 9781612197937, 2019943705
Women have always been seen as monsters. Men from Aristotle to Freud have insisted that women are freakish creatures, ca
Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Introduction: Domestic Terror Part I DAUGHTERS 1. Puberty 2. Virginity Part II WIVES 3. Seduction 4. Marriage Part III MOTHERS 5. Birth 6. Family 7. Bad Mothers Conclusion: The Woman at the Edge of the Woods Appendix: Resource Guide Acknowledgments Notes