Artificial Wombs and Archaic Tombs: Angela Carter's The Passion of New Eve and the Alien Tetralogy.

An essay is presented which compares Angela Carter's novel "The Passion of New Eve" with the "Alien" tetralogy. The themes of gender, the body, reproductive technologies, and childbirth that occur in both the novel and the films are discussed. Particular attention is given to the woman as monster du...

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Published in:	Femspec Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 90 - 108
Main Author:	Ferreira, Aline
Format:	Essay
Published:	Femspec 2002
Subjects:	Essays Passion of New Eve, The (Book) Alien films Carter, Angela, 1940-1992 Themes in literature Film criticism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost