Dark Venus: Maud Allan and the Myth of the Femme Fatale
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How the Dance of the Seven Veils led to 'the libel case of the century'. Maud Allan's rebellious life is set against an examination of the changing lives of women during a crucial period in the history of feminism. Dark Venus considers the late 19th- and early 20th-century obsession with woman as femme fatale. It looks at beliefs about women's bodies and sexuality, and how men have responded to the fear and thrill of dangerous women. One such belief...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1445677512
ISBN13:9781445677514
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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