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Goddesses and Heroines
Women of myth and legend
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Artikel-Nr:
9780500651919
Veröffentl:
2020
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.06.2020
Seiten:
128
Autor:
Xanthe Gresham-Knight
Gewicht:
541 g
Format:
245x182x22 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
Xanthe Gresham-Knight is a British performance storyteller. Her clients include the British Museum and the Smithsonian, for whom she creates bespoke performances in response to their collections. She is Lecturer in Drama and Storytelling at the University of East London and the author of two books for children, Thumbelina and Princess and the Pea. Alice Pattullo is an illustrator and printmaker based in East London, with a special interest in folklore. Her work has been exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park and her clients include the V&A and the National Trust. She is the illustrator of An Animal ABC, Pride and Prejudice and the Pocket Guide series.
Brings together the tales of thirteen inspirational female characters from ancient myths and legends.
APHRODITE, Greece: the girl who created the world ¿ ISIS, Egypt: the emo who flooded the Nile ¿ HECATE, Greece: the whizz who put Zeus into a spin ¿ INANNA, Iraq: the daughter who ruled the world ¿ MULAN, China: the cross-dressing warrior ¿ BABA YAGA, Russia: the notso-fair-y godmother ¿ PARVATI, India: the mother of many names ¿ MAYAHEUL, Mexico: the sleepyhead with infinite energy ¿ NANGSA, Tibet: the teen who was forced to marry ¿ OSUN, Nigeria: the missing link ¿ AMATERASU, Japan: the sister no-one can live without ¿ SIMORG, Iran: the bird who renewed the earth ¿ BRIDE, Ireland: the shapeshifting ancestor