![]() When Aristotle asserted that women were merely deformed men, he probably had no idea that his incendiary claim would lay the groundwork for literary feminist scholarship and inform studies on monstrosity in enduring and compelling ways. ![]() These abnormalities can manifest in a multiplicity of ways but typically manifest as transgressive behavior from within or outside of the text. While these more traditional types of female monsters do exist in literature of the period (e.g., in classical and mythological references), my research instead looks at monstrosity of the female persuasion as particular deviations from the norm. When people, both academics and their non-academic counterparts, hear the term “female monstrosity” used in an early modern Hispanic (con)text, they frequently imagine an observable, physical abnormality in either the (female) characters female writers engender or the authors themselves. ![]() This blog post by Bonnie Gasior explores monstrosity and/in the works of two early modern Hispanic women writers.ĭisclaimer: this post contains no references to flying, three-headed creatures or fire-breathing one-eyed beasts. ![]()
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