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Poison Woman : Figuring Female Transgression in Modern Japanese Culture /

Based on the lives and crimes of no less than twenty real women, dokufu (poison women) narratives emerged as a powerful presence in Japan during the 1870s. In Poison Woman, Christine L. Marran investigates this powerful icon, its shifting meanings, and its influence on defining womens sexuality and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Marran, Christine L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Anatomy of a poison woman
  • Newspaper reading as poison and cure
  • Recollection and remorse
  • How to be a woman and not kill in the attempt
  • How to be a masochist and not get castrated in the attempt
  • Epilogue.