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Radway, Janice A.

Reading The Romance : women, patriarchy, and popular literature / Janice A Radway - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1991. - x, 276 pages 24cm.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780807843499

Publisher. No.: Zafaa Books & Distributors :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women -- Books and reading.
Romance fiction -- Appreciation.
Feminism and literature.
Sex role in literature.
Popular literature -- Appreciation.
Femmes dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.

Dewey Class. No.: 028.9082 RAD