The Creators of Women's Popular Romance Fiction : The Authors Who Gave Women a Genre of Their Own

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Glinda F. (Glinda Fountain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--History and criticism--Women authors--20th century--United States.

American fiction.

Women and literature--History--21st century--United States.

Women and literature.

Women and literature--History--20th century.

Identity (Psychology) in literature--History and criticism--21st century.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Sex role in literature--History and criticism.

Sex role in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines women's popular romance fiction's role in constructing gender and revealing power structures, while creating a community heritage for romance writers and readers. The textual analysis incorporates cultural studies and women's studies by focusing on gender constructs of power through the medium of popular romance fiction and its many subgenres.

Contents:

THE CREATORS OF WOMEN'S POPULAR ROMANCE FICTION: The Authors Who Gave to Women a Genre of Their Own; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Popular Romance Fiction's Use of Power Dynamics in Representing Gender and Sexuality; Chapter 2 - Popular Romance Fiction's Role in Representing History, Gender, and Heritage; Chapter 3 - A Genre of One's Own: Popular Romance Writers and their Communities; Bibliography; Appendix A: Index of Taped Interviews and Transcriptions; Appendix B: List of Interview Questions

Appendix C: Survey/Questionnaire for Writer's GroupAppendix D: Survey for Top Five Choices; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1748-6

OCLC:

823380979