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Virtuous Victim or Sexual Predator?

The Representation of the Widow in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century German Fiction

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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften


Paru le : 2013-08-12



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‘Was ist eine Witwe mehr als … ein aufgewärmtes Essen?’
According to politician and statesman Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel (1741-1796), widows were superfluous beings and second-hand goods, but they were also perceived by theologians and moralists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a threat due to their sexual experience and supposedly ungovernable lust.
This book analyses the overwhelmingly negative portrayal of the widow in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German fiction. Male writers in the works discussed repeat the theory that, once deprived of their husbands, widows become sexually voracious. Indeed, the widow is often presented as a dangerous sexual predator who is prone to violence. Female authors, however, highlight the invisibility of the widow and portray her as a figure alienated from society and her family because she has internalized the ideas propounded by Hippel. The widow is depicted throughout as a figure to be at best re-educated and at worst to be feared and guarded against.
Pages
256 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2013-08-12
Marque
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
EAN papier
9783034307765
EAN PDF
9783035304879
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Nombre pages copiables
51
Nombre pages imprimables
51
Taille du fichier
1587 Ko
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