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

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, Kord Susanne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.01.2013
• EAN: 9781107412606
• ISBN: 978-1-107-41260-6
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Cambridge Studies in German; Cambridge Studies in German
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, german, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form