Heartbreakers: women and violence in contemporary culture and literature

Publisher's description: From Medea to Goneril to Sharon Stone's ice-pick murderer to Susan Smith, the image of the violent woman has fascinated readers and audiences in a way that other figures have not. Jo Hendin looks at the figure of the violent woman in her latest book where she argue...

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Main Author: Hendin, Josephine 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2004
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Publisher's description: From Medea to Goneril to Sharon Stone's ice-pick murderer to Susan Smith, the image of the violent woman has fascinated readers and audiences in a way that other figures have not. Jo Hendin looks at the figure of the violent woman in her latest book where she argues that a violent woman is a grenade pitched towards both conservative and liberal views of women. Peopled with some of the most fascinating women in history, both real and imagined, Heartbreakers is a thought-provoking read from cover to cover.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (S. [293]-304) and index
Physical Description:VIII, 312 S.
ISBN:0312237006

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