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Venomous Woman: Fear of the Female in Literature Margaret Hallissy
Venomous Woman: Fear of the Female in Literature
Margaret Hallissy
This work demonstrates the ways in which a complex of ideas with a misogynistic basis relates to the image of the venomous woman--the woman who uses poisons or potions, who has a relationship with a venomous animal, or who is herself poisonous. Hallissy suggests that the venomous woman is an image of feminine power reflected in masculine fear.
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