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Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and in Mythology

by Gillian Alban

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Publisher Comments:

Gillian Alban pursues the fairy Melusine snake-woman image through the plot and poetry of A.S. Byatt's novel "Possession", into medieval legend and beyond into her antecedents in ancient myth. The book describes the erotically inspiring foce of Melusine's love story, draws parallels with goddesses such as Lamia, Ishtar or Inanna, Isis and Asherah, and identifies Melusine;s creativ dynasties and construcions. Alban deconstructs part of Genesis, including Adam and Eve and the crime of Cain and illuminates the Old Testament worship of the goddess Asherah alongside the male Yahweh. This study sweeps away limiting assumptions about the female sex, restoring to them the dignity acknowledged to women of old, thereby making a forceful statement about the power and creativity of women.

Book News Annotation:

In this study, Alban examines mythological and literary references to the serpent goddess Melusine from ancient to modern times. Early chapters provide background information on various aquatic great goddesses and on pre-patriarchal cultures of goddess worship. The main part of the text is then devoted to an analysis of the portrayal of the Fairy Melusina in A.S. Byatt's 1990 novel Possession. Alban teaches at the <:U>sk<:u>dar American Academy in Istanbul, Turkey. The text is based upon her doctoral dissertation. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This work pursues the Fairy Melusine snake-woman image through the plot and the poetry of A.S. Byatt's novel "Possession", into medieval legend, and beyond into her antecedents in ancient myth. It describes the erotically inspiring force of Melusine's love story.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780739104712
Author:
Alban, Gillian
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Location:
Lanham
Subject:
Civilization
Subject:
Women in literature
Subject:
Mythology in literature
Subject:
Serpents in literature.
Subject:
Goddesses in literature.
Subject:
Fairies in literature.
Subject:
Melusine
Subject:
Middle East - Israel
Subject:
Mythology
Series Volume:
knj. 54
Publication Date:
May 2003
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
307
Dimensions:
9.28x6.06x1.18 in. 1.41 lbs.
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