While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
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This title investigates the appearance of the human monster in Western culture, both historically and in our contemporary society. It argues that images of real (rather than fictional) human monsters help us both to identify and to interrogate what constitutes normality; we cons…
After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding seventh grade unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson, a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere. B…
"Offers an alternative vision for the future of architecture, a timely and invaluable contribution to the debate concerning this ear of extreme computational control. An esteemed group of architects and educators discuss a range of cultural perspectives surrounding Evan Douglis'…
The prevalence of metamorphoses in the ancient myths is something which has drawn my interest while studying Classics. These myths are retold time and time again throughout ancient history, and it is clear they represent important beliefs in early cultures. My focus during this …
This dissertation is a study of animal categories and the concept of the intercategory in Volume One of the ninth-century polymath Al-Jah[dotbelow]iz[dotbelow]'s Kitab al-H[dotbelow]ayawan, or Book of Animal Life. This volume consists of an introductory debate between Al-Jah[dot…
Preface -- Distortion in the contemporary lyric and prose poem -- Distortion and disjunction in contemporary American poetry -- Distortion within poetry, nature, culture, and media -- Poetry, reality, & place in a placeless world of global communication -- Toward a wilderness of…
Why is Egypt portrayed as a monster in the book of Ezekiel? Previous scholarship argues that the monstrification of Egypt can be explained either through the memory of the oppressive Egypt and the parting of the sea at the time of the exodus or by the political alliance between …
Monstrous Fictions of the Human considers the body as a site of decision between human and monster. Fictions of making and unmaking bodies deemed human or otherwise reveal the tenuous nature of distinctions upon which these definitions are constructed. Such fictions insist on th…