Reading the romance : women, patriarchy, and popular literature / Janice A. Radway ; with a new introduction by the author.

By:

Radway, Janice A, 1949-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780807898857
0807898856
9781469604893
1469604892

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reading the romance.DDC classification:

028/.9082 22

LOC classification:

Z1039.W65 R32 1991eb

Other classification:

05.15
17.87
18.05
18.06

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Contents:

Cover Page; Reading the Romance; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Institutional Matrix Publishing Romantic Fiction; 2 The Readers and Their Romances; 3 Act of Reading the Romance Escape and Instruction; 4 The Ideal Romance The Promise of Patriarchy; 5 The Failed Romance Too Close to the Problems of Patriarchy; 6 Language and Narrative Discourse The Ideology of Female Identity; Conclusion; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: Challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. In a new introduction, author Radway places the book within the context of current scholarship and offers both an explanation and critique of the study's limitations.--From publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index.

Challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. In a new introduction, author Radway places the book within the context of current scholarship and offers both an explanation and critique of the study's limitations.--From publisher description.