Ebook {Epub PDF} Handsome Heroines: Women as Men in Folklore by Shahrukh Husain

Author/Creator: Shahrukh Husain. Publication: New York: Anchor Books, Format/Description: Book xix, p. ; 21 cm. Edition: First U.S. ed. Status/Location. xix, p. ; 21 cm. A Riddle for a King -- Across the Sunlit Courtyard -- Secure, at Last -- Rubies for a Dog -- The Legend of Mary Ambree -- The Mouse, the Thing, and the Wand -- The Sand-Sifter -- A Tortuous Path -- A Gown of Moonthreads -- What Will Be Will Be -- The Coward and the Heroine -- A. Handsome Heroines book. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This fanciful and witty retelling of classic folktales from around /5(5).

Her publications include Daughters of the Moon: Witch Tales from around the World () and Handsome Heroines (). • Author: Shahrukh Husain • ISBN • Format:Paperback • Publication Date Shahrukh Husain was born on Ap in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is the daughter of Prince Ahmed Husain, a dog show judge, and Sabeeha (Ahmed) Husain. Education In Shahrukh Husain received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Husain, editor of The Virago Book of Witches, has studied myth and folklore from cultures around the world and found one underlying theme: independent, strong-willed women are consistently demonized. Through her reexamination of several of these myths, Husain hopes to reclaim these heroines as role models for women today.

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