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Dyhouse Carol (Professor Of History (Emeritus) University Of Sussex)
Heartthrobs A History Of Women And Desire
Heartthrobs A History Of Women And Desire
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Binding: Paperback
Description: From dreams of Prince Charming or dashing military heroes to the lure of dark strangers and vampire lovers; from rock stars and rebels to soulmates dependable family types or simply good companions female fantasies about men tell us a great deal about the history of women. In Heartthrobs Carol Dyhouse draws upon literature cinema and popular romance to show how the changing cultural and economic position of women has shaped their dreams about men. When girls were supposed to be shrinking violets passionate females risked being seen as 'unbridled' or dangerously out of control. Change came slowly and young women remained trapped in a double - bind: you may have needed a husband in order to survive but you had to avoid looking like a gold - digger. Show attraction too openly and you might be judged 'fast and undesirable. Education and wage - earning brought independence and a widening of horizons for women. These new economic beings showed a sustained appetite for novel - reading cinema - going and the dancehall. They sighed over Rudolph Valentino's screen performances as tango - dancer or Arab tribesman and desert lover. Women may have been ridiculed for these obsessions but as consumers they had new clout. This book reveals changing patterns of desire and looks at men through the eyes of women.
Title: Heartthrobs A History Of Women And Desire
Author(s): Dyhouse Carol (Professor Of History (Emeritus) University Of Sussex)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198828129
Pages: 288 Pages, 26 Black & White Illustrations
Publication Date: 3/2/2020
Category: Gender Studies: Women
Description: From dreams of Prince Charming or dashing military heroes to the lure of dark strangers and vampire lovers; from rock stars and rebels to soulmates dependable family types or simply good companions female fantasies about men tell us a great deal about the history of women. In Heartthrobs Carol Dyhouse draws upon literature cinema and popular romance to show how the changing cultural and economic position of women has shaped their dreams about men. When girls were supposed to be shrinking violets passionate females risked being seen as 'unbridled' or dangerously out of control. Change came slowly and young women remained trapped in a double - bind: you may have needed a husband in order to survive but you had to avoid looking like a gold - digger. Show attraction too openly and you might be judged 'fast and undesirable. Education and wage - earning brought independence and a widening of horizons for women. These new economic beings showed a sustained appetite for novel - reading cinema - going and the dancehall. They sighed over Rudolph Valentino's screen performances as tango - dancer or Arab tribesman and desert lover. Women may have been ridiculed for these obsessions but as consumers they had new clout. This book reveals changing patterns of desire and looks at men through the eyes of women.
Title: Heartthrobs A History Of Women And Desire
Author(s): Dyhouse Carol (Professor Of History (Emeritus) University Of Sussex)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198828129
Pages: 288 Pages, 26 Black & White Illustrations
Publication Date: 3/2/2020
Category: Gender Studies: Women