{"product_id":"anne-rice-and-sexual-politics-the-early-novels-paperback","title":"Anne Rice and Sexual Politics: The Early Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames R. Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the vampires Lestat and Louis to a sexually liberated Sleeping Beauty, novelist Anne Rice has created a host of characters who are notable for their paradoxical combinations of the deviant and the conventional. \u003ci\u003eExit to Eden, \u003c\/i\u003e for example, ends with the sado-masochistic protagonists embarking on a traditional monogamous heterosexual relationship, while the vampires often long to exchange their erotic immortality for \"\"ordinary\"\" mortal lives and loves. This scholarly analysis of the seemingly incompatible elements of the subversive and the socially acceptable in Rice's early work covers her career from the landmark \u003ci\u003eInterview with the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) to \u003ci\u003eLasher\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). Each chapter tackles a different aspect of Rice's conflicting portrayals of sexual issues, including homophobia, pedophilia, castration anxiety, and the vast array of gender stereotypes and roles that her novels so often interpret and exploit. This study is appropriate both for readers of Rice's writing and those intrigued by issues of sexual politics and the ways in which a popular author both embraces and repudiates some of the most shocking concepts of sexuality. An index and bibliography are included to aid research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames R. Keller\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre department at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. The author or editor of numerous works about popular culture, he lives in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 181\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775923388704,"sku":"9780786408467","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f026558ebb3fb268add9e6918b4c365.webp?v=1780468920","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/anne-rice-and-sexual-politics-the-early-novels-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}