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Some of H. P. Lovecraft's most fascinating work came from a time in his life that he was forced, by economic survival, to ghostwrite, collaborate and revise the work of others in the field.

Due analisi, una artistica, l'altra storica, ci porteranno su percorsi diversi, entrambi affascinanti, dalle ampie valenze simboliche e psicologiche, per ricondurci infine alla stessa conclusione – la Gorgone mostruosa cela un primigenio mistero. Vediamo quale. La criptica figura dai capelli di serpente e lo sguardo che pietrifica continua ad affascinare per la sua ambiguita e il suo mistero: un saggio di mitologia che esplora i simbolismi della gorgone Medusa in un'analisi storico-artistica focalizzata principalmente sul mondo antico. Un flash back a sorpresa conduce il lettore in un tempo antecedente, in cui sui aprono interpretazioni alternative. […] “Non guardare cio che vedi, ma il suo riflesso”. Questo dice Atena a Perseo. Per traslato, non guardare l’interezza delle cose, non considerarle – e non considerarti – nella totalita, perche potresti morire per quello che vedi, specie per quello che vedi dentro di te, e finche non ti addentri oltre al tuo riflesso ti proteggerai da te stesso. Un piacevole viaggio nel tempo, e al contempo un saggio specialistico, accompagnato da fonti storiche, artistiche e letterarie, in un percorso di ricerca su simboli, miti, storie e ricordi lontani legati al personaggio mitologico di Medusa dalla Preistoria ai giorni nostri.

As a child, Renata witnessed unspeakable horrors in wartorn Bosnia.Now a world away in New York City, Renata channels her pain and anger into her art, sculpting war criminals all of whom die once her pieces are complete. It seems like just a sick coincidence until Damon, a son of Ares, kidnaps her and tells her the shocking truth: that Renata is a gorgon with the power to kill with her art.Will Renata use her newfound power to get revenge, or will the sexy, mysterious Damon stop her first?

She'd lived for centuries without the pleasure a man could give her. For Medusa was a goddess with a heart full of vengeance. And even a man's briefest glance transformed her into a hideous, snake-haired monster who turned men to stone. But she was filled with an insatiable lust that compelled her to mount the stone erection of a lasciviously posed gargoyle atop an ancient castle. Then something remarkable happened. . . the gargoyle came to life. And even more remarkable, rather than turning back to stone at the first glimpse of her, he fell in love at first sight.Uphir was a demon who, in human form, had stolen the hearts of countless women, until Athena cursed him into his stony existence. But Medusa was not so easily vanquished. It would take all his seductive power and sexual prowess to win this wrathful goddess's heart.