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A Natural History of the Romance Novel
Taschenbuch von Pamela Regis
Sprache: Englisch

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Pamela Regis argues that the romance novel, the most popular but least respected of literary genres, does not enslave women but celebrates their freedom and joy. Regis provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining.

Pamela Regis argues that the romance novel, the most popular but least respected of literary genres, does not enslave women but celebrates their freedom and joy. Regis provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining.

Über den Autor
Pamela Regis is Professor of English at McDaniel College and the author of Describing Early America: Bartram, Jefferson, Crevecoeur, and the Influence of Natural History, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is the receipient of the 2007 Melinda Helfer Fairy Godmother Award.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The Most Popular, Least Respected Literary Genre

PART I. CRITICS AND THE ROMANCE NOVEL

1. The Romance Novel and Women's Bondage

2. In Defense of the Romance Novel

PART II. THE ROMANCE NOVEL DEFINED

3. The Definition

4. The Definition Expanded

5. The Genre's Limits

PART III. THE ROMANCE NOVEL, 1740-1908

6. Writing the Romance Novel's History

7. The First Best Seller: Pamela, 1740

8. The Best Romance Novel Ever Written: Pride and Prejudice, 1813

9. Freedom and Rochester: Jane Eyre, 1847

10. The Romance Form in the Victorian Multiplot Novel: Framley Parsonage, 1861

11. The Ideal Romance Novel: A Room with a View, 1908

PART IV. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ROMANCE NOVEL

12. The Popular Romance Novel in the Twentieth Century

13. Civil Contracts: Georgette Heyer

14. Courtship and Suspense: Mary Stewart

15. Harlequin, Silhouette, and the Americanization of the Popular Romance Novel: Janet Dailey

16. Dangerous Men: Jayne Ann Krentz

17. One Man, One Woman: Nora Roberts

Conclusion

Works Cited

Index

Acknowledgments

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Gattungen & Methoden
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 240
ISBN-13: 9780812215229
ISBN-10: 0812215222
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Regis, Pamela
Hersteller: University of Pennsylvania Press
Maße: 217 x 141 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Pamela Regis
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2007
Gewicht: 0,317 kg
preigu-id: 102105151
Über den Autor
Pamela Regis is Professor of English at McDaniel College and the author of Describing Early America: Bartram, Jefferson, Crevecoeur, and the Influence of Natural History, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is the receipient of the 2007 Melinda Helfer Fairy Godmother Award.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The Most Popular, Least Respected Literary Genre

PART I. CRITICS AND THE ROMANCE NOVEL

1. The Romance Novel and Women's Bondage

2. In Defense of the Romance Novel

PART II. THE ROMANCE NOVEL DEFINED

3. The Definition

4. The Definition Expanded

5. The Genre's Limits

PART III. THE ROMANCE NOVEL, 1740-1908

6. Writing the Romance Novel's History

7. The First Best Seller: Pamela, 1740

8. The Best Romance Novel Ever Written: Pride and Prejudice, 1813

9. Freedom and Rochester: Jane Eyre, 1847

10. The Romance Form in the Victorian Multiplot Novel: Framley Parsonage, 1861

11. The Ideal Romance Novel: A Room with a View, 1908

PART IV. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ROMANCE NOVEL

12. The Popular Romance Novel in the Twentieth Century

13. Civil Contracts: Georgette Heyer

14. Courtship and Suspense: Mary Stewart

15. Harlequin, Silhouette, and the Americanization of the Popular Romance Novel: Janet Dailey

16. Dangerous Men: Jayne Ann Krentz

17. One Man, One Woman: Nora Roberts

Conclusion

Works Cited

Index

Acknowledgments

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Gattungen & Methoden
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 240
ISBN-13: 9780812215229
ISBN-10: 0812215222
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Regis, Pamela
Hersteller: University of Pennsylvania Press
Maße: 217 x 141 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Pamela Regis
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2007
Gewicht: 0,317 kg
preigu-id: 102105151
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