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| 0608-3040-01 | Femmes Fatales in Literature and Folklore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
Stories of femmes fatals reflect anxieties and wishes of both men and women. For generations, femmes fatals were the only model of “liberated” women, highlighting cultural attitudes to female sexuality. The course will follow such stories from ancient Egypt and Greece to modern literature.