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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Main Author: Hana Ghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prodi Sastra Inggris Universitas Jenderal Soedirman 2021-06-01
Series:J-Lalite
Online Access:http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/jes/article/view/4172