Murderesses in German Writing, 1720-1860 - Heroines of Horror

Informationen zum Autor Susanne Kord is Professor of German at University College London. Klappentext An analysis of how female criminals were perceived both in the legal sphere and in general culture. Zusammenfassung Drawing on extensive archival records and published texts! Susanne Kord investigates the stories of eight famous murderesses in Germany as they were told in legal! psychological! philosophical and literary writings. A major work of German cultural history! this highly original book raises thought-provoking questions about eighteenth- and nineteenth-century gender norms. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Criminal women: on bodies, paradoxes, performances and tales; 2. The evil eye: witches; 3. The plague: vampires; 4. Pride: husband-killers; 5. Shame: child-killers; 6. The female self: poisoners; 7. The end: the etiquette of execution; Works cited; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Susanne Kord, Susanne (University College London) Kord
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521519779
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51977-9
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Cambridge Studies in German; Cambridge Studies in German
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies