He comes out of the darkness, moving in on hisvictims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trailof blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear. Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows somethingmust be done to stop Grendel. But who will guardthe great hall he has built, where so many men havelost their lives to the monster while keepingwatch? Only one man dares to stand up toGrendel's fury --Beowulf."
He comes out of the darkness, moving in on hisvictims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trailof blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel...
This volume of Osiris integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on masculinity. The premise is that social constructions of masculinity function simultaneously as foils for femininity and as methods of differentiating between "kinds" of men. In exploring scientific masculinities, the book asks: how has masculinity been defined, and what are the mechanisms by which it operates in science? The essays are divided into sections that emphasize the importance of gender to the practices of...
This volume of Osiris integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by fo...