Grendel’s Mother by Grandma Jenny; John Howe’s illustration; David Wyatt’s illustration for Scholastic; here’s a link to Demonising the demon: the power of translation from Beoshewulf  [on the various depictions of this literary monster (?)]; finally, here’s a link to an old article by Lynda K. Bundtzen inspired by the release of Aliens (1986) [“Monstrous Mothers: Medusa, … Continue reading

Grendel’s Mother by Grandma Jenny; John Howe’s illustration; David Wyatt’s illustration for Scholastic; here’s a link to Demonising the demon: the power of translation from Beoshewulf  [on the various depictions of this literary monster (?)]; finally, here’s a link to an old article by Lynda K. Bundtzen inspired by the release of Aliens (1986) [“Monstrous Mothers: Medusa, … Continue reading

Grendel’s Mother by Grandma Jenny; John Howe’s illustration; David Wyatt’s illustration for Scholastic; here’s a link to Demonising the demon: the power of translation from Beoshewulf  [on the various depictions of this literary monster (?)]; finally, here’s a link to an old article by Lynda K. Bundtzen inspired by the release of Aliens (1986) [“Monstrous Mothers: Medusa, … Continue reading

Grendel’s Mother by Grandma Jenny; John Howe’s illustration; David Wyatt’s illustration for Scholastic; here’s a link to Demonising the demon: the power of translation from Beoshewulf  [on the various depictions of this literary monster (?)]; finally, here’s a link to an old article by Lynda K. Bundtzen inspired by the release of Aliens (1986) [“Monstrous Mothers: Medusa, … Continue reading