Ogres, giants and bogeymen embody some of our deepest fears, dominating popular storytelling in various media, from classic fairy tales such as ''Puss in Boots'' to the cannibal monster Hannibal Lecter, and from <i>Frankenstein</i> to <i>Men in Black</i>. Following her brilliant study of fairy tales, <i>From the Beast to the Blonde</i>, this rich, enthralling new book explores the ever-increasing presence of such figures of male terror, and the stratagems we invent to allay the monsters we conjure up.
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The Cahiers Series continues its exploration of translation in all its aspects with this account by renowned writer and academic Marine Warner of what happened to time during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. She recounts how strangely her days and...
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Marina Warner has gathered together a magical collection of fairy tales by the great women storytellers of the 17th and 18th centuries. These are passionate, extraordinary, and occasionally proto-feminist retellings of classic fairy stories by women who...
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<b>A stunning work of memoir and a<b>n unforgettable depiction of the brilliance and madness by</b> one of Surrealism''s most compelling figures</b><br><br>In 1937 Leonora Carrington—later to become...
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A series of enlightening perspectives on the art and visual culture of today's world from one of our pre-eminent writers.
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