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

Author:   Julie Lokis-Adkins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367101596


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Julie Lokis-Adkins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780367101596


ISBN 10:   0367101599
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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"""This book is a marvel! It is an essential read for anyone interested in psychoanalysis. Frequent discussion and referrals to art and literature give us a powerful and an insightful perspective on woman's sexuality in the fin de siècle. Dr Julie Lokis-Adkins, an incredibly experienced and respected academic, gives us a rich and well-researched piece of work that is written with the ease and delight of an alluring and entertaining novel. It is a pleasure to recommend it.""--Dorota Mucha, MA, MBACP, BSCPC(FM), Private Practice and Visiting Counsellor ""This book reminds you that the rights you take for granted in a contemporary world had to be fought for in the past. It offers a powerful narrative of the journey women had to undertake to recognise their rights: not just as political or economical entities, but also as sexual beings. The lecture of this fascinating study casts a new light on old questions: relations between sex and gender, power play in intimate liaisons and above all, a profound struggle to free oneself from prejudice and oppression.""--Sylwia Ashley-Kot, MSc, Psychology Team Manager"


This book is a marvel! It is an essential read for anyone interested in psychoanalysis. Frequent discussion and referrals to art and literature give us a powerful and an insightful perspective on woman's sexuality in the fin de siecle. Dr Julie Lokis-Adkins, an incredibly experienced and respected academic, gives us a rich and well-researched piece of work that is written with the ease and delight of an alluring and entertaining novel. It is a pleasure to recommend it. --Dorota Mucha, MA, MBACP, BSCPC(FM), Private Practice and Visiting Counsellor This book reminds you that the rights you take for granted in a contemporary world had to be fought for in the past. It offers a powerful narrative of the journey women had to undertake to recognise their rights: not just as political or economical entities, but also as sexual beings. The lecture of this fascinating study casts a new light on old questions: relations between sex and gender, power play in intimate liaisons and above all, a profound struggle to free oneself from prejudice and oppression. --Sylwia Ashley-Kot, MSc, Psychology Team Manager


This book reminds you that the rights you take for granted in a contemporary world had to be fought for in the past. It offers a powerful narrative of the journey women had to undertake to recognise their rights: not just as political or economical entities, but also as sexual beings. The lecture of this fascinating study casts a new light on old questions: relations between sex and gender, power play in intimate liaisons and above all, a profound struggle to free oneself from prejudice and oppression. --Sylwia Ashley-Kot, MSc, Psychology Team Manager This book is a marvel! It is an essential read for anyone interested in psychoanalysis. Frequent discussion and referrals to art and literature give us a powerful and an insightful perspective on woman's sexuality in the fin de siecle. Dr Julie Lokis-Adkins, an incredibly experienced and respected academic, gives us a rich and well-researched piece of work that is written with the ease and delight of an alluring and entertaining novel. It is a pleasure to recommend it. --Dorota Mucha, MA, MBACP, BSCPC(FM), Private Practice and Visiting Counsellor


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