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9780879727789

Romantic Conventions

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  • ISBN13:

    9780879727789

  • ISBN10:

    0879727780

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-10-01
  • Publisher: Popular Pr of Bowling Green State
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Summary

Traditionally, romance novels have a reputation as being no more than trashy, sex-filled fantasy escapes for frustrated housewives. But books in this genre account for nearly half of the paperbacks published. Contributors examine the patterns used by the romance authors to tell their stories.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Conventions of the Romance Genrep. 1
Archetypes and Stereotypes
The Good Provider in Romance Novelsp. 10
From Bodice-Ripper to Baby-Sitter: The New Hero in Mass-Market Romancep. 23
"I Am Not a Bimbo": Persona, Promotion, and the Fabulous Fabiop. 35
This Is Not Your Mother's Cinderella: The Romance Novel as Feminist Fairy Talep. 51
Cavewoman Impulses: The Jungian Shadow Archetype in Popular Romantic Fictionp. 62
Medieval Magic and Witchcraft in the Popular Romance Novelp. 75
Time and Place
Conventions of Captivity in Romance Novelsp. 86
Time-Travel and Related Phenomena in Contemporary Popular Romance Fictionp. 100
Language and Love
Leading Us into Temptation: The Language of Sex and the Power of Lovep. 113
Changing Ideologies in Romance Fictionp. 149
Postmodern Identity (Crisis): Confessions of a Linguistic Historiographer and Romance Writerp. 173
Hero, Heroine, or HERA: A New Name for an Old Problemp. 187
Contributorsp. 193
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