A01=Elisabeth Bronfen
aesthetic representation
Author_Elisabeth Bronfen
beautiful women
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cultural image
dead brides
death
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eq_biography-true-stories
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feminine body
femininity
marriage
narrative representation
sacrifice
Victorian women
visual representation
Western culture
Product details
- ISBN 9780719038273
- Weight: 667g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 1992
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascinating detail by Elisabeth Bronfen. Her examples range from Carmen to Little Nell, from Wuthering Heights to Vertigo, from Snow White to Frankenstein. The text is richly illustrated throughout with thirty-seven paintings and photographs.
Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich
