The Female Hero in Folklore and Legend (Quokka Book) [Mass Market Paperback]

Tristram Potter Coffin (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; 1st Quokka Printing, July 1978 edition (June 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671813927
• ISBN-13: 978-0671813925
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Female Hero in Folklore and Legend, January 23, 2007

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This review is from: The Female Hero in Folklore and Legend (Quokka Book) (Mass Market Paperback)

From the beginning of time, man has been in awe of the mysteries of nature which seem to elevate woman to a position much nearer to the gods than any other we know. It is no small wonder, then, that so many legends center on sex.

In The Female Hero in Folklore and Legend distinguished folklorist Tristan Potter Coffin considers the most legendary women - Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Guinevere, Eleanor of Aquataine, Mata Hari, and Sarah Bernhardt among them - separating the fact from the fiction that surrounds these full-blooded figures who had their faults but nonetheless achieved far-reaching influence over their men and their worlds.

--- from book's back cover