Reading the romance : women, patriarchy, and popular literature / Janice A. Radway ; with a new introduction by the author.

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 criti...

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Main Author: Radway, Janice A., 1949-
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Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1991.
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