Over the last few years, we have witnessed the publication of masses of books on the Twilight Saga, some addressed to the general public, others…
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In her introduction to Existentialism and Romantic Love, nascent Australian scholar and writer Skye Cleary speaks directly to the motivations behind her book. Cleary seeks…
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Comments closed[End Page 1] Maggie realized then, if she had not already, that this was not a modern man who did things according to politically correct…
Comments closed[End Page 1] In Twilight (2008), heroine Bella’s fantasy sequences repeatedly set out and revise the romance narrative of the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairy tale. In…
Comments closedOn February 21, 1915, the Chicago Tribune ran an appeal to readers for letters describing their experiences falling in love. With the promise of $1…
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In an early episode of ABC’s Once Upon a Time,[2] Snow White, Cinderella, and Red Riding Hood walk into a bar. Red is on the…
Comments closed‘…the vampire is a queer figure because it is disruptive; the vampire breaks down categories, transgresses boundaries, and upsets the very premises upon which systems…
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