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

Braun, Heather L.

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press（2012/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 176 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781611475623
• DDC分類 820.93522

Full Description

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

Contents

Contents
Introduction: Literary Form and the Nineteenth-Century Femme Fatal
Chapter 1: The Gothic Ballad and the Supernatural Femme Fatal
Chapter 2: The Realist Novel and the Romanticized Femme Fatal
Chapter 3: From Sensation Novel to Vampire Tale: The Erotic Femme Fatal
Chapter 4: Decsdence, Self-Awareness, and the Decline of the Femme Fatal
Conclusion: Reprising the Femme Fatal