Cultural Constructions of the Femme Fatale: From Pandora's Box to Amanda Knox

Simkin, S.

The figure of the beautiful but lethal woman has haunted the Western imagination from ancient myth to contemporary film. Looking at news media, cinema, drama and other cultural forms, this study considers the interaction between representations of 'real life' 'femmes fatales' and their fictional counterparts.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-10-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230355699

DOI: 10.1057/9781137313324

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 233