Heartbreakers : women and violence in contemporary culture and literature / Josephine G. Hendin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendin, Josephine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in women.

Women in popular culture.

Violence in popular culture.

Women in mass media.

Violence in mass media.

Women in literature.

Violence in literature.

Physical Description:

viii, 312 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

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 cover to cover.

Contents:

1. The Heartbreaker Effect 1

2. Love on the Knife Edge and Lethal Families 57

3. Mother Love on the Rocks 105

4. The Lady is a Terrorist: Women, Violence, and Political Action 151

5. Violence Lite: Entertaining Aggression 205

6. Heartbreaking Patterns 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-304) and index.

ISBN:

0312237006

OCLC:

52418057