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The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (579 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781317041948
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance FictionDDC classification:
  • 813.6
LOC classification:
  • PN6120.95.L7 .R688 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: National traditions -- 1. History of English romance novels, 1621-1975 -- 2. The evolution of the American romance novel -- 3. Australian romance fiction -- PART II: Sub-genres -- 4. Gothic romance -- 5. The historical romance -- 6. Paranormal romance and urban fantasy -- 7. Young adult romance -- 8. Inspirational romance -- 9. Erotic romance -- 10. African American romance -- 11. Explorations of the "desert passion industry" -- PART III: Methodological approaches -- 12. Romance in the media -- 13. Literary approaches -- 14. Author studies and popular romance fiction -- 15. Social science reads romance -- 16. Publishing the romance novel -- 17. Libraries and popular romance fiction -- PART IV: Themes -- 18. Class and wealth in popular romance fiction -- 19. Sex and sexuality -- 20. Gender and sexuality -- 21. Love and romance novels -- 22. Romance and/as religion -- 23. Race, ethnicity, and whiteness -- 24. In response to Harlequin: Global legacy, local agency -- Index.
Summary: Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a groundbreaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: National traditions -- 1. History of English romance novels, 1621-1975 -- 2. The evolution of the American romance novel -- 3. Australian romance fiction -- PART II: Sub-genres -- 4. Gothic romance -- 5. The historical romance -- 6. Paranormal romance and urban fantasy -- 7. Young adult romance -- 8. Inspirational romance -- 9. Erotic romance -- 10. African American romance -- 11. Explorations of the "desert passion industry" -- PART III: Methodological approaches -- 12. Romance in the media -- 13. Literary approaches -- 14. Author studies and popular romance fiction -- 15. Social science reads romance -- 16. Publishing the romance novel -- 17. Libraries and popular romance fiction -- PART IV: Themes -- 18. Class and wealth in popular romance fiction -- 19. Sex and sexuality -- 20. Gender and sexuality -- 21. Love and romance novels -- 22. Romance and/as religion -- 23. Race, ethnicity, and whiteness -- 24. In response to Harlequin: Global legacy, local agency -- Index.

Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a groundbreaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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