Corresponding Author Dr Andrea Waling ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society Building NR6 La Trobe University Bundoora, VIC,…
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Introduction [End Page 1] There is no doubt that the appeal of E.M. Hull’s The Sheik comes from its monstrous hero. Diana Mayo, the stonily…
Comments closedIntroduction [End Page 1] Critical analysis of the romance novel, so far, has mainly focused on gender politics. One of the few clusters of texts…
Comments closedWhen The Sheik was first published in 1919 it became notorious for its sexual content. While it still holds an important place in the history…
Comments closedReaders of popular romance fiction are well aware of the history and legacy of the virgin as a common character in the genre. Titles of…
Comments closed[End Page 1] Not content to remain in the nineteenth century, Bram Stoker’s Dracula continues to stalk his prey through endless pastiches, parodies, and revisionist…
Comments closedThe Killers occupy a contentious place in contemporary music. Their emergence onto the popular music scene in 2004 was characterized by a fusion of rock,…
Comments closedIn 1915, the Australian poet and journalist C. J. Dennis published a book of verse called The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke. When read in…
Comments closedAlmost every major critic of popular romance fiction—and probably minor ones too—notes that in reading the romance novel, readers will encounter virgin heroines. “For most…
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