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Jennifer Crusie’s Literary Lingerie
- Author(s):
- Laura Vivanco (see profile)
- Date:
- 2012
- Subject(s):
- Fashion, Popular culture, Romance fiction
- Item Type:
- Article
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/a4ev-as89
- Abstract:
- Lingerie plays a significant role in many of Jennifer Crusie’s romances from Sizzle,“the first book I wrote even though it was published as my third,”through to Bet Me, which she has described as her “last classic romance.” Its function and symbolism varies depending on differences in context, colour, fabric and design: in Bet Me sexy underwear is advocated as a way to catch a husband but in Anyone But You a padded bra forms a barrier to intimacy; lingerie deceives and is discarded in Tell Me Lies but speaks eloquently about its wearers’ sexual desires in Crazy for You. Crusie’s literary lingerie reflects the complexity of women’s relationships with their bodies, their desires, their sexual partners and their friends.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Publisher:
- Journal of Popular Romance Studies
- Pub. Date:
- 2012
- Journal:
- Journal of Popular Romance Studies
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 2159-4473
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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