TY - BOOK AU - Radway, Janice A. AU - Radway, Janice A TI - Reading The Romance : : women, patriarchy, and popular literature SN - 9780807843499 U1 - 028.9082 RAD PY - 1991/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - : University of North Carolina Press, KW - Women -- Books and reading KW - Romance fiction -- Appreciation KW - Feminism and literature KW - Sex role in literature KW - Popular literature -- Appreciation KW - Femmes dans la littérature KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -