Reading the romance : women, patriarchy, and popular literature
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
eBook, English, ©1991
University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, ©1991
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations
9780807898857, 9781469604893, 0807898856, 1469604892
593327281
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
English