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Heartbreakers
Josephine Hendin
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Description for Heartbreakers
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
From Medea to Goneril to Sharon Stone's ice-pick murderer to Susan Smith, the image of the violent woman has fascinated readers and audiences in a way that other figures have not. Jo Hendin looks at the figure of the violent woman in her latest book where she argues that a violent woman is a grenade pitched towards both conservative and liberal views of women. Peopled with some of the most fascinating women in history, both real and imagined, Heartbreakers is a thought-provoking read.
From Medea to Goneril to Sharon Stone's ice-pick murderer to Susan Smith, the image of the violent woman has fascinated readers and audiences in a way that other figures have not. Jo Hendin looks at the figure of the violent woman in her latest book where she argues that a violent woman is a grenade pitched towards both conservative and liberal views of women. Peopled with some of the most fascinating women in history, both real and imagined, Heartbreakers is a thought-provoking read.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403971326
SKU
V9781403971326
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99-15
About Josephine Hendin
JOSEPHINE HENDIN is Professor of English and Tiro A Segno Professor of Italian American Studies at New York University. Her novel, The Right Thing To Do, won an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation in 1988-1989 and was reprinted by The Feminist Press in 1999. She is the author of The World of Flannery O'Connor and Vulnerable People: ... Read more
Reviews for Heartbreakers
'The same as reading a very edgy novel; you want to do it with the lights on and the doors locked. Recommended for all academic libraries.' - Marka Kochis, California State University Library, in The Library Journal