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Deadly desires : a psychoanalytic study of female sexual perversion and widowhood in Fin-de-siecle women's writing /
During the fin-de-siecle, stories about hysterical women filled the air of Paris and the novels emerging during this era conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac Books,
©2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the fin-de-siecle, stories about hysterical women filled the air of Paris and the novels emerging during this era conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence on women's writing, specifically focusing on the presentation of female sexuality in three different narratives. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 183 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782410928 1782410929 1299599893 9781299599895 |