Title: Reading the romance
First published: 1984
Description: Challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. In a new introduction, author Radway places the book within the context of current scholarship and offers both an explanation and critique of the study's limitations.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Appreciation, Books and reading, Feminism and literature, History and criticism, Love stories, Patriarchy, Popular literature, Psychology, Publishing, Sex role in literature, Social aspects, Social aspects of Love stories, Women, Women in literature, Paralittérature - Appréciation, Paralittérature, Littérature populaire, Lecture, Féminisme, Histoires d'amour - Appréciation, Livres et lecture, Femmes, Rôle selon le sexe, Femmes dans la littérature, Frau, Féminisme et littérature, Roman d'amour, Appréciation, Histoires d'amour, Patriarcat (Sociologie), Leserin, Trivialroman, Femmes - Livres et lecture, Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature, Romance fiction, Thème littéraire, Femme, Women, psychology, Women--psychology, Romance fiction--publishing, Women--books and reading, Romance fiction--appreciation, Z1039.w65 r32 1984, 028/.9/024042, Popular literature--appreciation, Popular literature--history and criticism, Z1039.w65 r32 1991, 028/.9082