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9780786441907

New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780786441907

  • ISBN10:

    0786441909

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-03-05
  • Publisher: McFarland Publishing
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Summary

Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy on-line communities have exploded myths about the genre's readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary scrutiny, new critical approaches, and an unprecedented international dialogue between authors, scholars, and fans. These eighteen essays investigate individual romance novels, authors, and websites, rethink the genre's history, and explore its interplay of convention and originality. By offering new twists in enduring debates, this collection inspires further inquiry into the emerging field of popular romance studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vi
Introduction: New Approaches to Popular Romance Fictionp. 1
Close Reading the Romance
"Bertrice teaches you about history, and you don't even mind!" : History and Revisionist Historiography in Bertrice Small's The Kadinp. 21
How to Read a Romance Novel (and Fall in Love with Popular Romance)p. 33
"How we love is our soul": Joey W. Hill's BDSM Romance Holding the Cardsp. 47
On Popular Romance, J.R. Ward, and the Limits of Genre Studyp. 60
Convention and Originality
Loving by the Book: Voice and Romance Authorshipp. 73
The "Managing Female" in the Novels of Georgette Heyerp. 84
One Ring to Bind Them: Ring Symbolism in Popular Romance Fictionp. 99
The More the Merrier? Transformations of the Love Triangle Across the Romancep. 108
"Why would any woman want to read such stories?": The Distinctions Between Genre Romances and Slash Fictionp. 121
Love and Strife
Borderlands of Desire: Captivity, Romance, and the Revolutionary Power of Lovep. 133
Patriotism, Passion, and PTSD: The Critique of War in Popular Romance Fictionp. 153
Straight to the Edges: Gay and Lesbian Characters and Cultural Conflict in Popular Romance Fictionp. 164
"You call me a bitch like that's a bad thing": Romance Criticism and Redefining the Word "Bitch"p. 178
Readers, Authors, Communities
The Interactive Romance Community: The Case of "Covers Gone Wild"p. 195
Happy Readers or Sad Ones? Romance Fiction and the Problems of the Media Effects Modelp. 206
"A consummation devoutly to be wished": Shakespeare in Popular Historical Romance Fictionp. 218
The Power of Three: Nora Roberts and Serial Magicp. 229
Works Citedp. 241
About the Contributorsp. 257
Indexp. 261
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