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Author:   Ania Grant (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781032342030

ISBN 10:   103234203
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part One 1. Love: A fundamental human drive 2. Choice: From sexual selection to emotional intelligence 3. Romantic fiction: Tales of female mate choice Part Two Introduction to Pride and Prejudice: “The lady has no choice?” 4. Lydia Bennet: “Tenderly flirting with at least six officers at once” 5. Charlotte Lucas: “I am not romantic ... I ask only a comfortable home” 6. Jane Bennet: “[Her] feelings, though fervent, were little displayed” 7. Elizabeth Bennet: “A union … to the advantage of both” Part Three Introduction to Sex and the City: “Spoiled by choices?” 8. Samantha Jones: “I’m try-sexual, I’ll try anything once” 9. Charlotte York: “You fantasize about a man with a Park Avenue apartment and a nice stock portfolio” 10. Miranda Hobbes: “Soulmates only exist in the Hallmark aisle of Duane Reade Drugs” 11. Carrie Bradshaw: “Tell me I’m the one” 12. Mothers and others. Conclusion.

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“A triumph of clear thinking, wide knowledge, and astute reading. Darwin rightly called On the Origin of Species “one long argument.” As a feminist and an evolutionist, Grant begins with one long argument showing the value of romantic love and romantic fiction for feminists and everybody else, before her subtle close readings reveal just how much we can learn from two of the most successful of romantic fictions, Pride and Prejudice and Sex in the City.” -Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd, University of Auckland

Author Information

Ania Grant is a Professional Teaching Fellow and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Schools of Humanities and Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research combines evolutionary and feminist perspectives, as well as qualitative and quantitative methods.

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