The popular culture of romantic love in Australia / edited by Hsu-Ming Teo
- Bib ID:
- 7464897
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
-
- North Melbourne, VIC : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2017
- ©2017
- xiv, 371 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925588316 (paperback)
- Summary:
-
"How important is romantic love in Australian culture? How have Australians portrayed falling in love? And how is the process related to sex, intimacy and marriage? Does gender shape the performance and expression of love? Has romantic love been co-opted by the market and repackaged as a product for consumption? Is there a role for romantic love in nation building? This book explores how love was represented in Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It looks at the courtship practices of colonial Australians and what they understood by love. It traces the rise in popularity of Valentine's Day. It analyses how love has been represented in film, television mini-series, romance novels, comics, pop and country music, the literature of sexology, and representations and political debates about same-sex love and marriage" -- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
-
- Popular culture -- Australia -- History
- Romance films -- Australia -- History and criticism
- Love in literature -- Australia -- History and criticism
- Love in motion pictures -- Australia -- History and criticism
- Love in music -- Australia -- History and criticism
- Courtship -- Australia -- History
- Literature and society -- Australia -- History and criticism
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Teo, Hsu-Ming, editor
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2017
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Similar items
- Hidden spaces of the heart : a little book of love / Tom Ford
- Poetics of love in the Middle Ages : texts and contexts / edited by Moshe Lazar and Norris J. Lacy
- Zhe ge shi jie hai you ai ma ? : na xie cai zi jia ren de ai hen qing chou / Tian Ya zhu
- Rư̄n rot rak nai wannakhadī / dōi ʻĒkkarong Phānuphong
- "Otoko no koi" no bungakushi / Koyano Atsushi cho