Cultural constructions of the femme fatale: from pandora's box to amanda knox
Auteur :
Simkin, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349347216
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.