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Title The Darcy myth : Jane Austen, literary heartthrobs, and the monsters they taught us to love / Rachel Feder.
Author Feder, Rachel, author.
Publication Info. Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2023]
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 Alafaya  823.7 AUSTEN    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  823.7 AUSTEN    Check Shelves
Description 240 pages ; 21 cm
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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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.
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.
Subject Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Pride and prejudice.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Characters.
Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character)
Libertines in literature.
Genre Literary criticism.
ISBN 9781683693574 (paperback) : $16.99
1683693574 (paperback)