Cultural Constructions of the Femme Fatale: From Pandora's Box to Amanda Knox - Hardcover

9780230355699: Cultural Constructions of the Femme Fatale: From Pandora's Box to Amanda Knox
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THE FIGURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BUT LETHAL WOMAN HAS HAUNTED THE WESTERN IMAGINATION FROM ANCIENT MYTH TO CONTEMPORARY FILM. LOOKING AT NEWS MEDIA, CINEMA, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL FORMS, THIS STUDY CONSIDERS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN REPRESENTATIONS OF 'REAL LIFE' 'FEMMES FATALES' AND THEIR FICTIONAL COUNTERPARTS.

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"In this fascinating study, Stevie Simkin traces the murderous figure of the femme fatale from her early modern roots to her present day incarnation ... It will be of great interest to scholars of literature and film, as well as those located in gender studies and criminology." - Lizzie Seal, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Sussex, UK

"Simkin's reading of these case studies is always thoroughly researched (and one should hasten to say: very well written). ... It is not only a pleasure, but often a real thrill to follow the author in his investigation. ... This book is a truly feminist one, for it displays not only the many alibis that are always used to block women's search for independence, but also the fallacious idea that women's liberation has been achieved in our postmodern societies." - Jan Baetens, Editor-in-chief of Image [&] Narrative, (2015)

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The figure of the beautiful but lethal woman has haunted the Western imagination from ancient myth (Pandora, Eve, Lilith) to contemporary cinema. However, there are also remarkable 'real life' cases of women on trial for murder who have been represented as femmes fatales, including Frances Howard in the court of King James I, Ruth Snyder (the inspiration for The Postman Always Rings Twice) in the 1920s and, most recently, Amanda Knox, accused of murdering a fellow student in Italy in 2007. This interdisciplinary study traces the figure of the femme fatale across a broad cultural map, considering representations in news media, drama, film, art and literature, and the relationships between them. By considering the ways each of these lethal women has been coded, decoded and re-encoded, Stevie Simkin reveals how Western culture and society has struggled to comprehend and contain female violence.

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  • Erscheinungsdatum2014
  • ISBN 10 0230355692
  • ISBN 13 9780230355699
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