Over her dead body: Death, femininity and the aesthetic

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In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascinating detail by Elisabeth Bronfen. Her examples range from Carmen to Little Nell, from Wuthering Heights to Vertigo, from Snow White to Frankenstein. The text is richly illustrated throughout with thirty-seven paintings and photographs. Read more

ISBN10 0719038278
ISBN13 978-0719038273
Edition 1st
Language English
Publisher Manchester University Press
Dimensions 6.14 x 0.97 x 9.21 inches
Item Weight 1.45 pounds
Print length 480 pages
Publication date October 1, 1992

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