The Romantic Fiction Of Mills & Boon, 1909-1995 (Women's and Gender History)

By: Dixon, Jay and Jay Dixon.

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Synopsis: This study to analyzes romantic fiction's depiction of women as part of the broader history of ideas about women.; Given the success of the Mills & Boon romance, their portrayal of subjects like sex, love, marriage, class, motherhood and femineity are important cultural barometers and make interesting study.; The author shows how all these themes have an historical trajectory and how these novels have come to reflect feminist concerns.; Based on a study of over 1000 Mills & Boon romances the book provides analysis of plot types and shows how these have changed in response to women's own changing position within society.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 232 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781134217373
Related ISBNs:: 9781138172777, 9781857282672, 9781315072326
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/23/22
Copyrighted By:: jay Dixon
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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