Hydra's Tale

Robert Rawdon Wilson is Professor Emeritus from the Department of English at the University of Alberta. He has also been a visiting professor at Mills College (USA), Deakin University and University of Melbourne (Australia), and the University of Aarhus (Denmark). His other books include In Palamedes' Shadow: Explorations in Play, Game, and Narrative Theory, Shakespearean Narrative, and Boundaries, and Other Fictions, a collection of short stories.

"Though the topic may appear marginal and eccentric (the word enters the English language only in the sixteenth century), this book convinces the reader of its importance. Disgust makes beauty and ugliness a matter of morals. Disgust drives the moralization of racism, sexism, and homophobia. This study is far-ranging, informed by the most complex contemporary psychoanalytic and sociological theories, and written in vigorous and direct language." Alphonso Lingis, Professor of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University