Over her dead body: Death, femininity and the aesthetic

Name: Over her dead body: Death, femininity and the aesthetic
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9780719038273-G
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By Elisabeth Bronfen

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The argument that this book presents is that narrative and visual representations of death can be read as symptoms of our culture and because the feminine body is culturally constructed as the superlative site of "other" and "not me", culture uses art to dream the deaths of beautiful women.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

480

Release Date:

1992-10-01

Publication Date:

1992-10-01

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Languages:

Published: English, Original: English

ISBN10:

0719038278

Minimum Reading Age:

18

Maximum Reading Age:

18

Weight:

658 g

Height:

23.4 cm

Width:

15.6 cm

Thickness:

2.4 cm

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