The Portrayal of the Femme Fatale in Max Beerbohm’s Zuleika Dobson
The Portrayal of the Femme Fatale in Max Beerbohm’s Zuleika Dobson

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of my study is to examine the representation of the femme fatale in Max Beerbohm’s Zuleika Dobson. The turn of the century was a period when the traditional role of women underwent rapid changes and the appearance of the New Woman provoked controversial reactions. In literature the profound anxiety caused by the New Woman found expression in the reemerging archetype of the femme fatale. Zuleika Dobson is an exaggerated version of the femme fatale type and at the same time a reflection of the period’s New Woman.

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