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Book SynopsisThe perfection of Leonard's volume as a teaching text made itself manifest to me not only in its wonderfully detailed analyses, but in the many moments that I found myself seamlessly entering into a discussion with them.
Trade Review?The book is well written and well organized. It makes some compelling points.? (
PsycCRITIQUES, 2009)
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. “I’m Not Going to be Ignored, Dan”: Narrative Cues for Suspense and Intimidation.
2. American Genres in Fatal Attraction.
3. Career Women of the 1980s: Feminism and the Reception History of Fatal Attraction.
4. Erotic Sexuality, AIDS, and the Case for Staying Faithful.
5. Female Identities and Postfeminist Paradigms.
Notes.
Works Cited.
Index.