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Romance and readership in twentieth century France / Diana Holmes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, Diana, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in modern European culture.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in modern European culture
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- French fiction.
- French fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- Romance fiction--France--History and criticism.
- Romance fiction.
- Books and reading--France--History--20th century.
- Books and reading.
- Books and reading--France--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (163 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by Diana Holmes, this work traces the history of the romance through the turbulent history of 20th century women in France. The book offers an analysis not only of the mass-market or popular romance, but also of the bestselling 'middlebrow' novel, and of 'literary' romances.
- Contents:
- A feminine genre, romance and women
- Passion, piety, and the new woman: romantic fiction at the Belle Epoque
- Reaction and resistance, romance in the 1930's and under the Occupation
- Love in a brave new world, romance in the 1950's
- Romance after feminism
- Love in a postmodern age, contemporary romance in France.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-151) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-03889-9
- 1-280-75424-9
- 0-19-151436-5
- 1-4294-7039-9
- OCLC:
- 476244557
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