Isbn: 9783034307765 - virtuous victim or sexual predator?: the representation of the widow in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century german fiction (women, gender and sexuality in german literature and culture, band 16) (2 Ergebnisse)

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Peter Lang, 2013

    3034307764 / 9783034307765

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    Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'Was ist eine Witwe mehr als . ein aufgewärmtes Essen ' According to politician and statesman Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel (1741-1796), widows were superfluous beings and second-hand goods, but they were also perceived by theologians and moralists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a threat due to their sexual experience and supposedly ungovernable lust. This book analyses the overwhelmingly negative portrayal of the widow in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German fiction. Male writers in the works discussed repeat the theory that, once deprived of their husbands, widows become sexually voracious. Indeed, the widow is often presented as a dangerous sexual predator who is prone to violence. Female authors, however, highlight the invisibility of the widow and portray her as a figure alienated from society and her family because she has internalized the ideas propounded by Hippel. The widow is depicted throughout as a figure to be at best re-educated and at worst to be feared and guarded against.…

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    Verlag: Peter Lang, 2013

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    Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Virtuous Victim or Sexual Predator? | The Representation of the Widow in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century German Fiction | Abigail Dunn | Taschenbuch | 258 S. | Englisch | 2013 | Peter Lang | EAN 9783034307765 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstr. 11, 10178 Berlin, r[dot]boehm-korff[at]peterlang[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …