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Author Lokis-Adkins, Julie

Title Deadly desires : a psychoanalytic study of female sexual perversion and widowhood in Fin-de-siecle women's writing / Julie Lokis-Adkins
Published London : Karnac Books, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 183 pages)
Contents pt. I. Historical background -- pt. II. Monsieur Vénus -- pt. III. La Marquise de Sade -- pt. IV. La Jongleuse
Summary During the fin-de-siecle, stories about hysterical women filled the air of Paris and the novels emerging during this era conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence on women's writing, specifically focusing on the presentation of female sexuality in three different narratives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Rachilde, 1860-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation
Rachilde, 1860-1953 -- Psychology
Rachilde, 1860-1953
Hysteria in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
Civilization
Hysteria in literature
Psychology
France -- Civilization -- 1830-1900.
France
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN 9781782410928
1782410929
1299599893
9781299599895