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460 pages • first pub 1992 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780719038273
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 January 1993
Description
In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascin...
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460 pages • first pub 1992 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780719038273
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 January 1993
Description
In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascin...