The popular culture of romantic love in Australia

Description:

"...This book explores how love was represented in Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It looks at the courtship practices of colonial Australians and what they understood by love. It traces the rise in popularity of Valentine's Day. It analyses how love has been represented in film, television mini-series, romance novels, comics, pop and country music, the literature of sexology, and representations and political debates about same-sex love and marriage" -- back cover.

subjects: Love,  History,  Popular culture,  Romance films,  History and criticism,  Love in literature,  Love in motion pictures,  Love in music,  Courtship,  Literature and society,  Sex,  Sociology

Places: Australia