Over Her Dead Body Bronfen Elisabeth
Over Her Dead Body Bronfen Elisabeth In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. Her examples range from Carmen to…
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Over Her Dead Body Bronfen Elisabeth
In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. Her examples range from Carmen to Little Nell, from Wuthering Heights to Vertigo, from Snow White to Frankenstein. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascinating detail by Elisabeth Bronfen.
The text is richly illustrated throughout with thirty-seven paintings and