Why are fictional females violently attacked and ultimately eliminated in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts written by male authors? A specific and widespread pattern not only determines the fate of heroines in French fiction, but also affects us today. What leads a poet, a novelist and a playwright all in the same chilling direction? The connection between the artistic role of the fictional female and her untimely death is given in the analysis of Baudelaire, Zola, and Cocteau. This book demonstrates how and why women are set up to be sacrificed in a ritual that involves the very notions of gender and identity.
| ISBN: | 9780820436944 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 1997 |
| Author: | Romana N Lowe |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 239 pages |
| Series: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
Why are fictional females violently attacked and ultimately eliminated in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts written by male authors? A specific and widespread pattern not only determines the fate of heroines in French fiction, but also affects us today. What leads a poet, a novelist and a playwright all in the same chilling direction? The connection between the artistic role of the fictional female and her untimely death is given in the analysis of Baudelaire, Zola, and Cocteau. This book demonstrates how and why women are set up to be sacrificed in a ritual that involves the very notions of gender and identity.
The Fictional Female features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
The Fictional Female is available in Hardback
The Fictional Female was written by Romana N Lowe and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Fictional Female has 239 pages
Yes it is part of Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures series