mythology

Angela Carter’s “Unicorn” and the Illusion of Empowerment Through Objectification
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Angela Carter’s “Unicorn” and the Illusion of Empowerment Through Objectification

ByJaney Tracey

“Q. What have unicorns and virgins got in common A. They are both fabulous beasts.” In the new collection of Angela Carter’s mostly forgotten, but viscerally affecting poetry, Carter perverts mythological symbols in order to subvert the mythology of femininity. Just as Simone De Beauvoir lamented that “one is not born, but becomes, a woman,” Carter’s…

Guest Editor Conversations: Percival Everett, Fall 2014

Guest Editor Conversations: Percival Everett, Fall 2014

ByEllen Duffer

We’re happy to present the first of a new series–interviews with our guest editors, following the publication of their issues. Below is an introduction by Jessica Treadway, Emerson College professor and author of the forthcoming Lacy Eye (Grand Central, 2015), and a conversation between Editor-in-Chief Ladette Randolph and Percival Everett, guest editor of the Fall 2014…