May 2011 Spring Issue: Siren Songs
The archetype of the femme fatale has existed and persisted in fascinating writers from time immemorial. She appears in the mythology of nearly every known culture, taking such seductive forms as siren and mermaid, witch and succubus, courtesan and vampire, moon goddess and fairy queen. She has been the focal point of countless poets and playwrights, including such masters as John Milton, Edgar Allan Poe and William Shakespeare. And, perhaps, most intriguingly, she is a central figure in the religious texts of both Eastern and Western traditions. Within this context, she has been called Kali, Mary Magdalene, Dalila, Salome and, of course, Eve, the mother of all fatal women. However, this eternal seductress seems to have been of particular interest to the Neoclassical and Victorian Romantic poets, each of whom lent to her his own singular and unique psychology.
- taken from the introduction to ‘Fatal Women’ by Kevin Nicholas Roberts)
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Scarlet Literary Magazine is a themed quarterly online magazine. Our goal is to produce a printable version later this year. All work submitted should reflect the current theme. Although we will publish any style of writing, we prefer rhymed and metered verse along with literary horror. That said, we also have a penchant for the quirky and bizarre, so please, feel free to send us your writings, no matter how eccentric they, or you, may be. Please include name and contact information on all work submitted. A brief bio, of approximately 75 words, along with an author photo (not required) is appreciated, for inclusion in publication.
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