Name: Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature Second Edition
Author: Janice A. Radway (Author)

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Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature Second Edition

Author(s): Janice A. Radway (Author)

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
Publication Date: 30 Nov. 1991
Edition: Second
Language: English
Print length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0807843490

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"[Reading the Romance] is in a class by itself. It set[s] a standard for cultural studies, scarcely ever matched in subsequent work, of testing theories about the effects of mass culture with close study of the people presumably under its influence."--Journal of American History

"A superb analysis of a contemporary phenomenon and an intelligent and moving depiction of how the women who consume these novels see their lives."--Journal of Communication

"Explores not only the conventions of the romance novel but also the ways in which both these novels and their readers defy certain stereotypes, usually proliferated by people who don't read the books themselves. Radway's study is a fascinating and controversial bit of sociological literary criticism."--MetroMagazine

From the Back Cover

Originally published in 1984, Reading The Romance 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, Janice Radway places the book within the context of current scholarship and offers both an explanation and critique of the study's limitations.

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Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature Second Edition

Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature Second Edition

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