The Glass Slipper : : Women and Love Stories / / Susan Ostrov Weisser.
Why is the story of romance in books, magazines, and films still aimed at women rather than at men? Even after decades of feminism, traditional ideas and messages about romantic love still hold sway and, in our "postfeminist" age, are more popular than ever. Increasingly, we have become a...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Women and the Story of Romantic Love
- 1. The Odd Couple: Mating Jane Austen with D. H. Lawrence
- 2. Why Charlotte Brontë Despised Jane Austen (and What That Tells Us about the Modern Meaning of Love)
- 3. The True and Real Thing: Victorian and Modern Magazine Cultures of Romance
- 4. Victorian Desires and Modern Romances: Pocahontas on a Bridge in Madison County
- 5. For the Love of Mermaids, Beasts, and Vampires (and Ghosts, Robots, Monsters, Witches, and Aliens): Romancing the Other
- 6. Women Who Love Too Much . . . or Not Enough . . . or the Wrong Way: The Tragedy and Comedy of Romantic Love in Modern Movies
- 7. Feminism and Harlequin Romance: The Problem of the Love Story
- 8. A Genre of One's Own: African American Romance Imprints and the "Universality" of Love
- 9. Is Female to Romance as Male Is to Porn?
- 10. Modern Romance: Two Versions of Love in Reality/"Reality"
- Conclusion: If the Glass Slipper Fits
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author