Parting the Curtain: The Virgin Heroine and the ‘Westoxified’ Villain in Contemporary Iranian Romance Novels
This paper explores the concept of virginity in eight popular romance novels published in contemporary Iran and argues that virginity is not only a prerequisite for the heroine, but also the capital with which she can bargain in the novel’s patriarchal world. As a commodity, virginity is interconnec...
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| Language: | English |
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International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR)
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Popular Romance Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jprstudies.org/2021/06/parting-the-curtain-the-virgin-heroine-and-the-westoxified-villain-in-contemporary-iranian-romance-novels/ |