The Feminine Other: Monsters and Magic in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Monsters are perceived as humanity’s enemy that should be eradicated. However, based on Jeffrey Cohen’s Monster Theory (1997), monsters play an important role in understanding humanity’s fears and anxieties. Monstrosity hinges upon the binary opposition of the Self and the Other, in which the Other...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Prodi Sastra Inggris Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
2021-06-01
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Series: | J-Lalite |
Online Access: | http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/jes/article/view/4172 |