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The tale of Bluebeard in German literature : from the eighteenth century to the present /

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Bluebeard, in which women are slaughtered and hidden in a horrible chamber by a monstrous husband, is hair-raising, yet its happy ending gives it a utopian force. Davies' book focuses on literature in German from the 17th century to the 1990s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davies, Mererid Puw
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2001.
Series:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Subjects:
Bluebeard > (Legendary character) > In literature.
Bluebeard > (Legendary character)
German literature > History and criticism.
Littérature allemande > Histoire et critique.
Literature
Bluebeard (Legendary character) in literature
German literature
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Bluebeard, in which women are slaughtered and hidden in a horrible chamber by a monstrous husband, is hair-raising, yet its happy ending gives it a utopian force. Davies' book focuses on literature in German from the 17th century to the 1990s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191697180
0191697184