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Fatal Women: Lesbian Sexuality and the Mark of Aggression

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In this major contribution to lesbian theory and cultural studies, Lydia Hart explores how the shadow of the lesbian animates representations of violent women in literature, plays, film and performance.

Author(s): Lynda Hart
Edition: 1
Year: 1994

Language: English
Pages: 215

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 12
1. Introduction: The Paradox of Prohibition......Page 16
2. The Victorian Villainess and the Patriarchal Unconscious......Page 42
3. Enter the Invert: Frank Wedekind’s Lulu Plays......Page 60
4. Chloe Liked Olivia......Page 78
5. Reconsidering Homophobia: Karen Finley’s Indiscretions......Page 102
6. Race and Reproduction: Single White Female......Page 118
7. Why Woman Did It: Basic Instinct and Its Vicissitudes......Page 138
8. Surpassing the Word: Aileen Wuornos......Page 148
9. Afterword: Zero Degree Deviancy—Lesbians Who Kill......Page 168
Notes......Page 174
Works Cited......Page 200
Index......Page 210