Thrill of the Chaste
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781421408910
Subjects: Love stories, history and criticism; American fiction, history and criticism
Description: Weaver-Zercher blends academic analysis with her own experiences of researching, reading, and talking with others about Amish fiction in order to explore the phenomenon, with particular attention to the hypermodernity and hypersexuality that are fueling the appeal of the genre for evangelical Christian readers.