Deadly Desires
A Psychoanalytic Study of Female Sexual Perversion and Widowhood in Fin-de-Siecle Women's Writing| By: | Julie Lokis-Adkins |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781780491387 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780429912542 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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During the fin-de-siecle, stories about hysterical women filled the air of Paris and the novels emerging during this era conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence on women's writing, specifically focusing on the presentation of female sexuality in three different narratives.