Three Female Myths of the 20th Century

Garbo, Callas, and Navratilova

Author

Iris Bunsch

Publisher

Vantage Press, New York, 1991

Printing Details

First US edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21 × 14cm, 189pp.

In Three Female Myths of the 20th Century: Garbo, Callas, Navratilova, Dr Iris Bunsch presents a New Age overview of three dazzling media icons who resisted the image manufacturers by refusing to be pigeonholed into the traditional, normative life-styles approved for women. Garbo, Callas, Navratilova—each was forced to become their own Pygmalion, creating herself out of the natural resources of body, mind, and soul. A provocative, challenging journey from the sound stages of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to the prompter's box at the Metropolitan Opera, and finally to the baselines of Wimbledon. Stripped of folkloric ornamentation, this is a perceptive reassessment of three spectacular careers, written by an international scholar and dedicated feminist.

Condition

This copy is in very good condition. There is a hint of fading to the spine and a small dent to the first few pages but otherwise the book remains in strong readable condition.