Evil women and helpless men
Subtitle: the femme fatale in English literature and European arts, 1796-1927
By: Anne-Christine Esseln
Series: Horizonte -- Band 43; Horizonte (Trier, Germany) -- Bd. 43
Publisher: WVT Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Trier
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783868214451
Subjects: Femmes fatales in literature; English literature; History and criticism; Femmes fatales in art; European Arts; History
Other titles: Femme fatale in English literature and European arts, 1796-1927
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Fachbereich II der Universität Trier, 2011) under the title: (De-)constructing the femme fatale - revealing the true nature of fatal women in the works of Lewis, Wilde and Machen.

Includes bibliographical references.