Loving the Exiled Vampire: The Limits of Eros and the Liberating Power of Virginal Masculine Agape in Angela Carter’s ‘The Lady in the House of Love

David Hogsette

Loving the Exiled Vampire: The Limits of Eros and the Liberating Power of Virginal Masculine Agape in Angela Carter’s ‘The Lady in the House of Love

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the tensions within various feminist critiques of Angela Carter's postmodern vampire story "The Lady in the House of Love" and argues for a reading that uses C. S. Lewis's book The Four Loves as a theoretical framework to reveal the complexities of love as represented in the story.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Christianity and Literature - Grove City College, Grove City, United States Duration: 11 Mar 2017 → …

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Conference	Conference on Christianity and Literature
Country/Territory	United States
City	Grove City
Period	11/03/17 → …

Keywords

literary studies
Angela Carter
C. S. Lewis
postmodernism
Gothic literature

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Literature and Literary Theory

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Loving the Exiled Vampire: The Limits of Eros and the Liberating Power of Virginal Masculine Agape in Angela Carter’s ‘The Lady in the House of Love

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