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Reading the romance : women, patriarchy, and popular literature / Janice A. Radway ; with a new introduction by the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Radway, Janice A., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism and literature.
- Romance fiction--Appreciation.
- Romance fiction.
- Patriarchy.
- Popular literature--History and criticism.
- Popular literature.
- Sex role in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Women--Books and reading.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (513 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1991.
- Summary:
- Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798893132243
- 9780807898857
- 0807898856
- OCLC:
- 880825300
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