Deadly Desires

A Psychoanalytic Study of Female Sexual Perversion and Widowhood in Fin-de-Siecle Women's Writing

Julie Lokis-Adkins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2013
Karnac Books (Verlag)
978-1-78049-138-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Julie Lokis-Adkins, PhD, is originally from Seattle but relocated to London to pursue her Master's Degree and Doctorate in French and Psychoanalytical Studies. After finishing her postgraduate work at the University of London, Dr Lokis-Adkins completed her clinical degree in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the renowned Tavistock Centre where she specialised in working with individuals and couples. Dr Lokis-Adkins currently resides and practices in the United States.

Preface , Introduction , Historical Background , Widowhood and nineteenth-century culture , Rachilde, widowhood, and the fin-de-siècle , Sex, gender, and perversion in the Decadent text , Monsieur Vénus , The construction of decorative fantasy: premarital desire , Monstrous sexualities , The eroticism of death , La Marquise De Sade , The birth of a female sadomasochist , The foundations of masochism , The dawn of sadism , Marriage: autonomy or imprisonment? , Widowhood: self-imposed or inescapable fate? , La Jongleuse , Black and white: vulnerability or a sign of power? , Performing autonomy: the widowed woman as fantasy , The whore’s dress: blatant display of female sexuality , Final masquerade: birth of sexual freedom in death , Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2013
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	147 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
ISBN-10	1-78049-138-7 / 1780491387
ISBN-13	978-1-78049-138-7 / 9781780491387
Zustand	Neuware