Description
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.
About the Author
jay Dixon
Book Information
ISBN 9781138172777
Author Jay Dixon
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Series Women's and Gender History
Weight(grams) 453g