Over her dead body

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Author: Elisabeth BronfenISBN: 9780719038273Publisher: Manchester University PressYear first published: 01 Oct 1992Pages: 460 Format: Paperback / softbackIn 1846, Edgar Allen Poe w rote 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. -- . Show more