Monster, she wrote : the women who pioneered horror & speculative fiction
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Anderson, Melanie, author.
Published
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2019].
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319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Great Bend Public Library - NON-FICTION | 809 Kroger, Lisa | On Shelf |
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Published
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2019].
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Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-310) and indexes.
Description
Weird fiction wouldn't exist without the women who created it. Meet the female authors who defied convention to craft some of literature's strangest tales. And find out why their own stories are equally intriguing. Monster, She Wrote shares the stories of women past and present who invented horror, speculative, and weird fiction and made it great. You'll meet celebrated icons (Ann Radcliffe, V.C. Andrews), forgotten wordsmiths (Eli Coltor, Ruby Jean Jensen), and today's vanguard (Helen Oyeyemi). And each profile includes a curated reading list so you can seek out the spine-chilling tales that interest you the most.
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Satisfy your craving for extraordinary authors and exceptional fiction: Meet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature's strangest tales, from Frankenstein to The Haunting of Hill House and beyond. Frankenstein was just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn't exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing as their fiction. Everyone knows about Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, who was rumored to keep her late husband's heart in her desk drawer. But have you heard of Margaret "Mad Madge" Cavendish, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier (and liked to wear topless gowns to the theater)' If you know the astounding work of Shirley Jackson, whose novel The Haunting of Hill House was reinvented as a Netflix series, then try the psychological hauntings of Violet Paget, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era. You'll meet celebrated icons (Ann Radcliffe, V. C. Andrews), forgotten wordsmiths (Eli Coltor, Ruby Jean Jensen), and today's vanguard (Helen Oyeyemi). Curated reading lists point you to their most spine-chilling tales. Part biography, part reader's guide, the engaging write-ups and detailed reading lists will introduce you to more than a hundred authors and over two hundred of their mysterious and spooky novels, novellas, and stories.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kröger, L., & Anderson, M. (2019). Monster, she wrote: the women who pioneered horror & speculative fiction . Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kröger, Lisa and Melanie, Anderson. 2019. Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror & Speculative Fiction. Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kröger, Lisa and Melanie, Anderson. Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror & Speculative Fiction Quirk Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kröger, Lisa,, and Melanie Anderson. Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror & Speculative Fiction Quirk Books, 2019.
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