Reviews for Woman as Mediatrix: Essays on Nineteenth-Century European Women Writers

The average rating for Woman as Mediatrix: Essays on Nineteenth-Century European Women Writers based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-30 00:00:00 Faye E. Hoffman This book has much more emphasis on the 'wandering spirits' than other similar volumes of essays, giving short thrift to witchcraft and shape-shifting, but that's ok. I'd say if you're interested in ghastly, ghostly things, you can't go further in awesomeness than David Lederer's piece here on Bavarian ghosts and, get ready, ghost-hunters. The fascinating story of Rosina Blokhl-Huber, ghost assassin, made the whole volume worth it. Much of the focus here is on the French- and German-speaking lands, with some toe-dips into Italy, so if you're well-versed in this shiz, you might find yourself bored. The werewolf bits are wanting, despite the prominence of our furry friends in the title. There's some Freudian shit in there, too, skippable unless you're into that particular academic fetish.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-28 00:00:00 Per-ivar Ruud The essays that I needed from this book were both accurate and relevant. However, there were other essays that I feel were a tad bit too presumptuous and based on opinion. By opinion, I mean that their assertions were not as academically and factually supported as I wanted them to be.