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This article is an hermeneutical analysis of Alban Berg's Altenberg Lieder opus 4 nos. 2 and 3. These lieder are analysed from the perspective of the feminine persona esthetic known as "Frauenkult", put forward by the controversial poet (and Berg's friend) Peter Altenberg. The author shows how the motivic treatment, the voice-leading strategies and their relation with the poems selected by Berg demonstrate two of the main concepts of the Frauenkult: the valorization of a more autonomous female sexuality and the transcendence of the female soul.