Dangerous women : the perils of muses and femmes fatales
Adler, Laure2009
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Main title:
Dangerous women : the perils of muses and femmes fatales / Laure Adler and Elisa Lecosse ; [translated from the French by David Radzinowicz].
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Imprint:
Paris : Flammarion, 2009.
Collation:
155 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"Simultaneously published in French as Les femmes qui aiment sont dangereuses"--Page facing title page.Includes bibliographical references.Text in English, translated from the French.
Contents:
Between rapture and ecstasy : women in love know who they are and where they are going / Laure Adler -- Woman and love: models, myths, and fables -- Seductress and enchantress -- Emancipation and transgression in love -- Women and power -- The "eternal feminine" : muses, victims, and femmes fatales.
ISBN:
9782080301284
Dewey class:
704.9424
Language:
English
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BRN:
159017
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Art and Craft | 704.9424 ADL | Available |
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