Stone blind
(Playaway)
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Playaway Products, LLC, [2023].
Physical Description
1 audio media player (08:40:18) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Audio Visual Collection | MP3 F HAYNES N | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Playaway Products, LLC, [2023].
Format
Playaway
Language
English
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Title supplied by publisher.
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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Previously released by HarperCollins.
Participants/Performers
Read by Natalie Haynes.
Summary
This is the story of how a young woman became a monster. And how she was never really a monster at all. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa was the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters. Yet unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When desire drives Poseidon to assault Medusa in Athenes temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious that her temple was violated, Athene takes revenge--on the young woman. Punishing her for Poseidons actions, Athene transforms Medusa into a monster with sharp teeth, snakes for hair, and a gaze that will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with destroying all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon . . . In Stone Blind, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes turns our understanding of this legendary myth on its head, bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a woman--injured by a powerful man--is blamed and punished for the assault. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale, Haynes revitalizes and reconstructs Medusas story with her passion and fierce wit, offering a timely retelling of this classic myth that speaks to us today.
Reading Level
Adult.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Haynes, N. (2023). Stone blind . Playaway Products, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haynes, Natalie. 2023. Stone Blind. Playaway Products, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haynes, Natalie. Stone Blind Playaway Products, LLC, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Haynes, Natalie. Stone Blind Playaway Products, LLC, 2023.
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