{"product_id":"over-her-dead-body-death-femininity-and-the-aesthetic-paperback","title":"Over Her Dead Body: Death, Femininity and the Aesthetic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisabeth Bronfen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793020715296,"sku":"9780719038273","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3cd682858820ee2459ac18b79fb0b43f.webp?v=1780712625","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/over-her-dead-body-death-femininity-and-the-aesthetic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}