{"product_id":"the-dangerous-lover-gothic-villians-byronism-and-the-nineteenth-century-seduction-narrative-9780814252864","title":"The Dangerous Lover: Gothic Villians, Byronism, and the Nineteenth-Century Seduction Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dangerous lover has haunted our culture for over two hundred years; English, American, and European literature is permeated with his erotic presence. \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Lover\u003c\/i\u003e takes seriously the ubiquity of the brooding romantic hero-his dark past, his remorseful and rebellious exile from comfortable everyday living. Deborah Lutz traces the recent history of this figure, through the melancholy iconoclasm of the Romantics, the lost soul redeemed by love of the Brontës, and the tormented individualism of twentieth-century love narratives. Arguing for this character's central influence not only in literature but also in the history of ideas, this book places the dangerous lover firmly within the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, the Modernism of Georg Lukács, and Roland Barthes's theories on love and longing. Working with canonical authors such as Ann Radcliffe, Charles Maturin, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Oscar Wilde, and also with non-canonical texts such as contemporary romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Lover\u003c\/i\u003e combines a lyrical, essayistic style with a depth of inquiry that raises questions about the mysteries of desire, death, and eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Lover\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of this pervasive literary hero; it also challenges the tendency of sophisticated philosophical readings of popular narratives and culture to focus on male-coded genres. In its conjunction of high and low literary forms, this volume explores new historical and cultural framings for female-coded popular narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Lutz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814252864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Lutz is assistant professor of English at Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40180674134131,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_617c9a2b-8f12-42f8-8ee2-d549d0f9dd8f.jpg?v=1655471830","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-dangerous-lover-gothic-villians-byronism-and-the-nineteenth-century-seduction-narrative-9780814252864","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}