Pam Grossman
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Grossman explores the cultural and historical impact of the world's most magical icon: the witch. From the idea of the femme fatale in league with the devil in early modern Europe and Salem, to bewitching pop culture archetypes, witches reflect the power and potential of women. As Grossman opens up about her own journey on the path to witchcraft, she explains how her personal embrace of the witch helped her find strength, self-empowerment, and a deeper...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Literary Witches draws a connection between witches and visionary writers: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through poetic portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan honor the witchy qualities of well-known and obscure authors alike, including Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisneros, and many more.
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Description
Throughout time, witches have represented many things for women - maturity, sexuality, rebirth, revenge and feminism. Witches are characters who often live in a society that oppresses or fears them for their power - they represent how women have struggled to find their place in the male-dominated world and how a woman having such power can be "dangerous." This is not only an occurrence in fiction- it's also reflective of our history. Women with allegedly...