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Short Story "Perseus 'n' Medusa"
Dublin Core
Title
Short Story "Perseus 'n' Medusa"
Subject
Description
This short story is a retelling of the myth of Perseus and Medusa, written in black American dialect by a white student. The young women in the tale are oversexualized and the narrator exhibits colorism by referring to Polydectes's "high yaller" harem as the prettiest women he's seen. In the story, Perseus is sent to Harlem to bring the wild, seductive Medusa to Seriphos County.
Creator
Source
Friedenberg, Milton. "Perseus 'n' Medusa." The Messenger LXVIII, no. 5 (June 1941): 10-12. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1941
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLXVIII.5.10-1941.pdf
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
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Metadata Creator
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Citation
Friedenberg, Milton, “Short Story "Perseus 'n' Medusa",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed June 2, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/3282.