{"product_id":"medusas-daughters-magic-and-monstrosity-from-women-writers-of-the-fin-de-siecle","title":"Medusa's Daughters: Magic and Monstrosity from Women Writers of the Fin-De-Siècle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe witchy women are Medusa's daughters indeed--their gaze kills. But rather than sending heroes to slay them, the writers of this collection celebrate the deadliness of these femmes fatales.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goss has gathered a collection of strengths: gothic tales of women, by women, some of which had been lost to time and forgetting... creating a gothic landscape that is at once timeless and timely, filled with brilliant, angry, determined women who leap right off the page.\" --\u003cb\u003eFran Wilde, Nebula-winning author of \u003ci\u003eUpdraft \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a period of decline, Gothic literature underwent a revival at the end of the 1800s. As the century turned, women writers such as Vernon Lee, Mary Coleridge, and Rosamund Mariott Watson left an indelible mark on fantasy and horror literature. Like Medusa herself, their poetry and short stories embody the very essence of magic and monstrosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurated and annotated by award-winning fantasy author and Victorianist Theodora Goss, this collection of rare and strange gems serves as a tantalizing sampler of work by fin-de-siècle women writers, whose legacy still echoes in the speculative fiction we know and love today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheodora Goss\u003c\/strong\u003e is the World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning author of the short story and poetry collections \u003cem\u003eIn the Forest of Forgetting\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eSongs for Ophelia\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and\u003cem\u003e Snow White Learns Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), as well as novella \u003cem\u003eThe Thorn and the Blossom\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), debut novel \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter \u003c\/em\u003e(2017), and sequels \u003cem\u003eEuropean Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and \u003cem\u003eThe Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl\u003c\/em\u003e (2019). She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Crawford, Seiun, and Mythopoeic Awards, as well as on the Tiptree Award Honor List. Her work has been translated into thirteen languages. She teaches literature and writing at Boston University and in the Stonecoast MFA Program. Visit her at theodoragoss.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theodora Goss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846939939101,"sku":"9781941360361","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781941360361.jpg?v=1768603932","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/medusas-daughters-magic-and-monstrosity-from-women-writers-of-the-fin-de-siecle","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}