In her poem anthology, The World's Wife, Carol Ann Duffy introduces a female perspective to the stories of many famous men in history and literature, such as King Herod and Midas. In some of these poems she entertains the possibility that it was the women beside these well-known men who were the ins...

• Word Count: 1489
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Introduction Most people in the Western world know little about the mythical Medusa other than the fact that, for her, a bad hair day meant a crown of writhing snakes. She was a Gorgon, one of three sisters who were ghastly, creatures that resembled dragons more than human beings. They were encase...

• Word Count: 1572
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate