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

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Braun, Heather, 1975-

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computer

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online resource

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9781611475630
1611475635

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820.9/3522 23

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PR468.F47 B73 2012eb

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Contents:

Literary form and the nineteenth-century femme fatale -- Gothic ballads and the supernatural femme fatale -- The realist novel and the romanticized femme fatale -- From sensation novel to vampire tale: the erotic femme fatale -- Decadence, self-awareness, and the decline of the femme fatale -- Conclusion: reprising the femme fatale.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.