Virtuous victim or sexual predator?: the representation of the widow in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century german fiction
Auteur :
Dunn, Abigail
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034307765
Date de publication :
18 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book analyses the negative portrayal of the widow in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German fiction. Deemed as threatening due to their ungovernable lust, widows were often depicted by male writers as sexual predators. Female authors, however, highlighted the invisibility of the widow and portrayed her as alienated from society.