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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

Feder, Rachel

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ISBN10: 1683693574
ISBN13: 9781683693574
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: Nov 7 2023
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A wildly entertaining read.--The Washington Post

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.

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?

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