Rachel Feder
The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love
The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love
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A literary scholar examines how Jane Austen's "Darcy Myth" has influenced our cultural ideas about courtship, suggesting that it is a horror novel about how scary love and marriage can be for women. She unpacks Austen's Gothic influences and how they have led us to a romantic ideal that is halfway to being a monster story.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 07 November 2023
Publisher: Quirk Books
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?
The Darcy Myth is a thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of the power of literature and culture to shape our ideas about love and marriage. It's a must-read for anyone who loves Jane Austen, or for anyone who wants to think more deeply about the stories we tell ourselves about love and the people we love.
Weight: 300g
Dimension: 135 x 203 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781683693574
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