Overview
Many female figures in recent fiction, film, and television embody the Artemis archetype, modeled on the Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt. These characters are often identified as heroines and recognized as powerful and progressive pop icons. Some fit the image of the tough, resourceful female in a science fiction or fantasy setting, while others are more relatable, inhabiting a possible future, a recent past, or a very real present. Examining both iconic and lesser-known works, this collection of new essays analyzes the independent and capable female figure as an ideal representation of women in popular culture.
- | Author: Susan Redington Bobby, Eileen M. Harney
- | Publisher: Mcfarland & Company
- | Publication Date: Feb 17, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 236 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Social Science
- | ISBN-10: 0786478462
- | ISBN-13: 9780786478460
