Merry murderers : the farcical (re)figuration of the femme fatale in Maurine Dallas Watkins' Chicago (1927) and its various adaptations /

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This book explores the different trends and the various changes in the representational history of femmes fatales Otherin twentieth century American culture. While providing precedents, discussing the Western cultural history of this iconic female figure as well as presenting the cultural and theore...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tóth, Zsófia Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.
Temas:
Watkins, Maurine. > Chicago.
Chicago (Watkins, Maurine)
Femmes fatales in literature.
Films, cinema.
Cultural studies.
Gender studies: women.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores the different trends and the various changes in the representational history of femmes fatales Otherin twentieth century American culture. While providing precedents, discussing the Western cultural history of this iconic female figure as well as presenting the cultural and theoretical debates surrounding 'her, ' the major focus lies in Maurine Dallas Watkins's story entitled Chicago and how its diachronic and transmedial revivals contributed to this debate and what kind of a ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443832298
1443832294
9786613240842
6613240842

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