InhaltsangabeList of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. "I'm Not Going to be Ignored, Dan": Narrative Cues for Suspense and Intimidation. 2. American Genres in Fatal Attraction. 3. Career Women of the 1980s: Feminism and the Reception History of Fatal Attraction. 4. Erotic Sexuality, AIDS, and the Case for Staying Faithful. 5. Female Identities and Postfeminist Paradigms. Works Cited. Index.

Suzanne Leonard is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Simmons College.

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List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. "I''m Not Going to be Ignored, Dan": Narrative Cues for Suspense and Intimidation. 2. American Genres in Fatal Attraction. 3. Career Women of the 1980s: Feminism and the Reception History of Fatal Attraction. 4. Erotic Sexuality, AIDS, and the Case for Staying Faithful. 5. Female Identities and Postfeminist Paradigms. Works Cited. Index.