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Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910

Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910

Braun, Heather L.

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1611475627
ISBN13: 9781611475623
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: Aug 31 2012
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910explores the femme fatale's careerin nineteenth-century British literature. It traces her evolution--and devolution--formally, historically, and ideologically through a selection of plays, poems, novels, and personal correspondence. Considering well-known fatal women alongside more obscure ones, The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale sheds new light on emerging notions of gender, sexuality, and power throughout the long nineteenth century. By placing the fatal woman in a still-developing literary and cultural narrative, this study examines how the femme fatale adapts over time, reflecting popular tastes and socio-economic landscapes.

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