{"product_id":"9781683693574-the-darcy-myth","title":"The Darcy Myth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A wildly entertaining read.”—The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering cultural touchstones ranging from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNormal People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Darcy Myth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book for anyone who loves thinking deeply about literature and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A wildly entertaining read.”—The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering cultural touchstones ranging from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNormal People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Darcy Myth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book for anyone who loves thinking deeply about literature and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou already know Mr. Darcy—at least you think you do! The brooding, rude, standoffish romantic hero of \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Darcy Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57769404334454,"sku":"9781683693574","price":12.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41144245_26b9d5d2-93ce-460a-9784-6c572046b6ee.jpg?v=1778120045","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781683693574-the-darcy-myth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}