{"product_id":"9781476614687","title":"Pregnancy in Literature and Film","description":"This exploration of the ways in which pregnancy affects narrative begins with two canonical American texts, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e (1848) and Harriet Jacobs’s \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1861). Relying on such diverse works as \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, Peyton Place, Beloved\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, the book chronicles how pregnancy evolves from a conventional plot device into a mature narrative form.    Especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, the pregnancy narrative in fiction and film acts as a lightning rod with the power to electrify all genres of fiction and film, from early melodrama (\u003ci\u003eWay Down East\u003c\/i\u003e) to noir (\u003ci\u003eLeave Her to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e); from horror (\u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e) to science fiction and dystopia (\u003ci\u003eAlien, The Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e); and from iconic (\u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e) to independent (\u003ci\u003eJuno, Precious\u003c\/i\u003e). Ultimately, the pregnancy narrative in popular film and fiction provides a remarkably clear lens by which we can gauge how popular American film and fiction express our most profound—and most private—fears, values and hopes.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125203976432,"sku":"9781476614687","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476614687_p0.jpg?v=1763608154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476614687","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}