The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales: A Collection of Contemporary and Classic Stories
The idea of a femme fatale, whose sexual magnetism draws men inexorably to destruction, is one of the most enduring and potent images in European...
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The idea of a femme fatale, whose sexual magnetism draws men inexorably to destruction, is one of the most enduring and potent images in European Literature. The femme fatale became a favorite motif of the Romantic Movement and is widely featured in the poetry, prose and visual art of the 19th century.
THE DEDALUS BOOK OF FEMMES FATALES has an introductory essay , before offering the best of the existing stories and a set of specially commissioned new stories. These stories illustrate dramatically the radical changes which have overtaken Western attitudes to sexuality during the last two hundred years, and pay tribute to the underlying constancy of our fascination with the siren song of dangerous passion
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- Edition:2nd ed.
- Language:eng
- ISBN10:0946626774
- ISBN13:9780946626779
- kindle Asin:0946626774
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