The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love by Rachel Feder

The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love

Rachel Feder

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction sociology funny informative reflective medium-paced
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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 Peop...

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