The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910

Heather L. Braun

The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Country
United States
Published
31 August 2012
Pages
176
ISBN
9781611475623

The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910

Heather L. Braun

The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910 explores the femme fatale’s career in nineteenth-century British literature. It traces her evolution-and devolution-formally, historically, and ideologically through a selection of plays, poems, novels, and personal correspondence. Considering well-known fatal women alongside more obscure ones, The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale sheds new light on emerging notions of gender, sexuality, and power throughout the long nineteenth century. By placing the fatal woman in a still developing literary and cultural narrative, this study examines how the femme fatale adapts over time, reflecting popular tastes and socio-economic landscapes.

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