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The Darcy myth : Jane Austen, literary heartthrobs, and the monsters they taught us to love / Rachel Feder.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 240 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781683693574
  • 1683693574
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Prologue: Of kittens and mutton chops -- How love became a scary story. An introduction to the Darcy myth -- TL;DR: Pride and prejudice -- Candy-coated gothic: or, why Jane Austen was actually dark as hell -- Love is a haunted house: or, what Pride and prejudice would look like as a horror novel -- Bad dudes: a literary history. Love bites: or, a field guide to literary monsters -- First loves: or, the monstrous hunks we grew up on -- Rakes gonna rake: or, why we can't quit bad boys -- Twisted logic: or, why Darcy and Heathcliff have more in common than you think -- Monster fuccbois: or, what sexy vampires understand about Jane Austen -- Darcy ever after: or, maybe this is all the fault of fairy tales -- Our Darcys, ourselves. Darcys of our lives: or, the healing power of gossip -- Darcy and other eligible bachelors: or, binge-watching the myth -- Darcy on the docket: or, what defining Mr. Right has to do with our rights -- Conclusion: Darcy in our hearts.
Summary: "An examination of how the romantic narrative from Pride and Prejudice was born out of Gothic horror, how it influenced pop culture since its publishing, and how it has reinforced harmful cultural concepts of real-life romance"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 823.7 F293 Available 33111011101793
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 823.7 F293 Available 33111011214851
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 823.7 F293 Available 33111011144413
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"A wildly entertaining read."-The Washington Post

What if we've been reading Jane Austen and romantic classics all wrong? A literary scholar offers a funny, brainy, eye-opening take on how our contemporary love stories are actually terrifying.

Covering cultural touchstones ranging from Normal People to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to The Bachelor , The Darcy Myth is a book for anyone who loves thinking deeply about literature and culture-whether it's Jane Austen or not.

You already know Mr. Darcy-at least you think you do! The brooding, rude, standoffish romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice , Darcy initially insults and ignores the witty heroine, but eventually succumbs to her charms. It's a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, and one that has profoundly influenced our cultural ideas about courtship. But what if this classic isn't just a grand romance, but a horror novel about how scary love and marriage can be for women?

In The Darcy Myth , literature scholar Rachel Feder unpacks Austen's Gothic influences and how they've led us to a romantic ideal that's halfway to being a monster story. Why is our culture so obsessed with cruel, indifferent romantic heroes (and sometimes heroines)? How much of that is Darcy's fault? And, now that we know, what do we do about it?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.

"An examination of how the romantic narrative from Pride and Prejudice was born out of Gothic horror, how it influenced pop culture since its publishing, and how it has reinforced harmful cultural concepts of real-life romance"-- Provided by publisher.

Prologue: Of kittens and mutton chops -- How love became a scary story. An introduction to the Darcy myth -- TL;DR: Pride and prejudice -- Candy-coated gothic: or, why Jane Austen was actually dark as hell -- Love is a haunted house: or, what Pride and prejudice would look like as a horror novel -- Bad dudes: a literary history. Love bites: or, a field guide to literary monsters -- First loves: or, the monstrous hunks we grew up on -- Rakes gonna rake: or, why we can't quit bad boys -- Twisted logic: or, why Darcy and Heathcliff have more in common than you think -- Monster fuccbois: or, what sexy vampires understand about Jane Austen -- Darcy ever after: or, maybe this is all the fault of fairy tales -- Our Darcys, ourselves. Darcys of our lives: or, the healing power of gossip -- Darcy and other eligible bachelors: or, binge-watching the myth -- Darcy on the docket: or, what defining Mr. Right has to do with our rights -- Conclusion: Darcy in our hearts.

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