The rise and fall of the femme fatale in British literature, 1790-1910 /

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Author / Creator:	Braun, Heather, 1975-
Imprint:	Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 162 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. Femmes fatales in literature. Sex role in literature. Man-woman relationships in literature. English literature. Femmes fatales in literature. Man-woman relationships in literature. Sex role in literature. Electronic book. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11301682

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ISBN:	9781611475630 1611475635 1611475627 9781611475623 6613937037 9786613937032 1283624583 9781283624589
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale: From Gothic Ghosts to Victorian Vamps"; femme fatale's career in 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.
Other form:	Print version: Braun, Heather, 1975- Rise and fall of the femme fatale in British literature, 1790-1910. Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2012 9781611475623
Standard no.:	9786613937032

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