A Natural History of the Romance Novel.
Title:
A Natural History of the Romance Novel.
Author:
Regis, Pamela.
ISBN:
9780812203103
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (240 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- 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: Framely 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: Marry Stewart -- 15. Harlequin, Silhouette, and the Americanization of the Popular Romance Novel: Janet Daily -- 16. Dangerous Men: Jayne Ann Krentz -- 17. One Man, One Women: Nora Roberts -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Acknowledgement.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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