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Romance Fiction

Kristin Ramsdell
Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610692359

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Romance Fiction by Kristin Ramsdell Pdf

A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction

Jayashree Kamblé,Eric Murphy Selinger,Hsu-Ming Teo
The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Jayashree Kamblé,Eric Murphy Selinger,Hsu-Ming Teo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317041948

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The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction by Jayashree Kamblé,Eric Murphy Selinger,Hsu-Ming Teo Pdf

Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a ground-breaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership. In recognition of the diversity of the form, the Companion provides a history of the genre, an overview of disciplinary approaches to studying romance fiction, and critical analyses of important subgenres, themes, and topics. It also highlights new and understudied avenues of inquiry for future research in this vibrant and still-emerging field. The first systematic, comprehensive resource on romance fiction, this Companion will be invaluable to students and scholars, and accessible to romance readers.

Romance Fiction and American Culture

Dr Eric Murphy Selinger,Dr William A Gleason
Romance Fiction and American Culture Book PDF

Author : Dr Eric Murphy Selinger,Dr William A Gleason
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472431554

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Romance Fiction and American Culture by Dr Eric Murphy Selinger,Dr William A Gleason Pdf

Since the 1970s, romance novels have surpassed all other genres in terms of popularity in the United States, accounting for half of all mass market paperbacks sold and driving the digital publishing revolution. Romance Fiction and American Culture brings together scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and publishing to explore American romance fiction from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. Essays on interracial, inspirational, and LGBTQ romance attend to the diversity of the genre, while new areas of inquiry are suggested in contextual and interdisciplinary examinations of romance authorship, readership, and publishing history, of pleasure and respectability in African American romance fiction, and of the dynamic tension between the genre and second wave feminism. As it situates romance fiction among other instances of American love culture, from Civil War diaries to Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks, Romance Fiction and American Culture confirms the complexity and enduring importance of this most contested of genres.

New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction

Sarah S.G. Frantz,Eric Murphy Selinger
New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Sarah S.G. Frantz,Eric Murphy Selinger
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786489671

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New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction by Sarah S.G. Frantz,Eric Murphy Selinger Pdf

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 online 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.

Making Meaning in Popular Romance Fiction

Jayashree Kamblé
Making Meaning in Popular Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Jayashree Kamblé
Publisher : Springer
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137395054

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Making Meaning in Popular Romance Fiction by Jayashree Kamblé Pdf

Despite pioneering studies, the term 'romance novel' itself has not been subjected to scrutiny. This book examines mass-market romance fiction in the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. through four categories: capitalism, war, heterosexuality, and white Protestantism and casts a fresh light on the genre.

Historical Romance Fiction

Lisa Fletcher
Historical Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Lisa Fletcher
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0754662020

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Historical Romance Fiction by Lisa Fletcher Pdf

Lisa Fletcher moves the debate about the value and appeal of heterosexual romance onto new ground, testing the claims of speech-act and performativity theorists on everything from popular classics by Georgette Heyer, to 'bodice rippers,' to historical fiction by John Fowles and A. S. Byatt. Nominating 'I love you' as the romance novel's defining speech act, Fletcher offers a lively mix of theoretical arguments and suggestive close readings.

Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction

Kristin Ramsdell
Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313054051

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Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction by Kristin Ramsdell Pdf

As the first encyclopedia solely devoted to the popular romance fiction genre, this resource provides a wealth of information on all aspects of the subject. Romance fiction accounts for a large share of book sales each year, and contrary to popular belief, not all of its readers are women: roughly 16 percent are men. This enormously popular genre continues to captivate people reading for pleasure, and it also commands a growing amount of academic interest. Included are alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant authors along with works, themes, and other topics. The articles are written by scholars, librarians, and industry professionals with a deep knowledge of the genre and so provide a thorough understanding of the subject. An index provides easy access to information within the entries, and bibliographies at the end of each entry, a general bibliography, and a suggested romance reading list allow for further study of the genre.

Historical Romance Fiction

Lisa Fletcher
Historical Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Lisa Fletcher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317121787

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Historical Romance Fiction by Lisa Fletcher Pdf

The first book-length study of romance novels to focus on issues of sexuality rather than gender, Historical Romance Fiction moves the ongoing debate about the value and appeal of heterosexual romance onto new ground, testing the claims of cutting-edge critical theorists on everything from popular classics by Georgette Heyer, to recent 'bodice rippers,' to historical fiction by John Fowles and A.S. Byatt. Beginning with her nomination of 'I love you' as the romance novel's defining speech act, Lisa Fletcher engages closely with speech-act theory and recent studies of performativity. The range of texts serves to illustrate Fletcher's definition of historical romance as a fictional mode dependent on the force and familiarity of the speech act, 'I love you', and permits Fletcher to provide a detailed account of the genre's history and development in both its popular and 'literary' manifestations. Written from a feminist and anti-homophobic perspective, Fletcher's subtle arguments about the romantic speech act serve to demonstrate the genre's dependence on repetition ('Romance can only quote') and the shaky ground on which the romance's heterosexual premise rests. Her exploration of the subgenre of cross-dressing novels is especially revealing in this regard. With its deft mix of theoretical arguments and suggestive close readings, Fletcher's book will appeal to specialists in genre, speech act and performativity theory, and gender studies.

Someone to Wed

Mary Balogh
Someone to Wed Book PDF

Author : Mary Balogh
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399586071

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Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh Pdf

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in this Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Honor. When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can’t afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life... A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate—and oh-so-dashing—earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past...

Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction

Kristin Ramsdell
Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216140573

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Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction by Kristin Ramsdell Pdf

As the first encyclopedia solely devoted to the popular romance fiction genre, this resource provides a wealth of information on all aspects of the subject. Romance fiction accounts for a large share of book sales each year, and contrary to popular belief, not all of its readers are women: roughly 16 percent are men. This enormously popular genre continues to captivate people reading for pleasure, and it also commands a growing amount of academic interest. Included are alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant authors along with works, themes, and other topics. The articles are written by scholars, librarians, and industry professionals with a deep knowledge of the genre and so provide a thorough understanding of the subject. An index provides easy access to information within the entries, and bibliographies at the end of each entry, a general bibliography, and a suggested romance reading list allow for further study of the genre.

The Romance Fiction of Mills & Boon, 1909-1990s

Jay Dixon
The Romance Fiction of Mills Boon 1909 1990s Book PDF

Author : Jay Dixon
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 1857282663

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The Romance Fiction of Mills & Boon, 1909-1990s by Jay Dixon Pdf

Analyzes romantic fiction and its depiction of women within its historical context and as part of the history of ideas about women. This volume discusses such areas as: early years - class and wealth; and the twenties - sex and violence.

Publishing Romance Fiction in the Philippines

Jodi McAlister,Claire Parnell,Andrea Anne Trinidad
Publishing Romance Fiction in the Philippines Book PDF

Author : Jodi McAlister,Claire Parnell,Andrea Anne Trinidad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009090322

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Publishing Romance Fiction in the Philippines by Jodi McAlister,Claire Parnell,Andrea Anne Trinidad Pdf

The romance publishing landscape in the Philippines is vast and complex, characterised by entangled industrial players, diverse kinds of texts, and siloed audiences. This Element maps the large, multilayered, and highly productive sector of the Filipino publishing industry. It explores the distinct genre histories of romance fiction in this territory and the social, political and technological contexts that have shaped its development. It also examines the close connections between romance publishing and other media sectors alongside unique reception practices. It takes as a central case study the Filipino romance self-publishing collective #RomanceClass, analysing how they navigate this complex local landscape as well as the broader international marketplace. The majority of scholarship on romance fiction exclusively focuses on the Anglo-American industry. By focusing here on the Philippines, the authors hope to disrupt this phenomenon, and to contribute to a more decentred, rhizomatic approach to understanding this genre world.

Illustration in Fin-de-Siècle Transatlantic Romance Fiction

Kate Holterhoff
Illustration in Fin de Si cle Transatlantic Romance Fiction Book PDF

Author : Kate Holterhoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000544657

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Illustration in Fin-de-Siècle Transatlantic Romance Fiction by Kate Holterhoff Pdf

This book examines illustrations created to accompany fictions written by several of the most popular authors published in Britain and America between 1885 and 1920. By studying the lavish illustrations that complemented not only initial serializations, but also subsequent publications of fictions by H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, James De Mille, Robert Louis Stevenson, and H. G. Wells, the book demonstrates the significance of images to the fin de siècle romance form. In order to make fantastic plots seem possible, graphic artists worked hand in hand with authors to not only fill gaps in audience understanding, but also expand and deepen the meaning of these marvels. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture, illustration studies, British and American history, and British and American literature.

Fast & Hard

Kat Ransom
Fast Hard Book PDF

Author : Kat Ransom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1708735178

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Fast & Hard by Kat Ransom Pdf

In the world of Formula 1, it's every man for himself. Corruption runs deep in the playground for billionaires and the world's most elite athletes. The stakes are high, everything is on the line, and sparks will fly when the lights go out. Lennox Gibbes is a disgraced Formula 1 World Champion, the Paddock Playboy. A tattooed bad boy with a reputation, he has a penchant for supermodels and supercars. His arrest records and frontpage headlines on gossip magazines precede his on-track accomplishments. It was my job to clean up the mess he made. But when I ran away from my problems in New York, I found all new ones on the F1 track. Six foot tall, muscle-bound, alpha racing driver problems that will stop at nothing to get me to quit. Secrets I was not supposed to know. Oh, and that sultry Scottish accent? Definitely not falling for it. I was his PR professional. I wasn't supposed to be his nanny. He has a smart mouth and a bad attitude, but I need this job. He has his demons on track and I have mine off. I have news for Lennox Gibbes, he's messed with the wrong woman this time. I know what I want, and I'm here to take it. Too bad in F1, nothing is what it seems. Fast & Hard is a standalone, enemies to lovers, steamy romance with a guaranteed HEA!

Desert Passions

Hsu-Ming Teo
Desert Passions Book PDF

Author : Hsu-Ming Teo
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292739383

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Desert Passions by Hsu-Ming Teo Pdf

The Sheik—E. M. Hull’s best-selling novel that became a wildly popular film starring Rudolph Valentino—kindled “sheik fever” across the Western world in the 1920s. A craze for all things romantically “Oriental” swept through fashion, film, and literature, spawning imitations and parodies without number. While that fervor has largely subsided, tales of passion between Western women and Arab men continue to enthrall readers of today’s mass-market romance novels. In this groundbreaking cultural history, Hsu-Ming Teo traces the literary lineage of these desert romances and historical bodice rippers from the twelfth to the twenty-first century and explores the gendered cultural and political purposes that they have served at various historical moments. Drawing on “high” literature, erotica, and popular romance fiction and films, Teo examines the changing meanings of Orientalist tropes such as crusades and conversion, abduction by Barbary pirates, sexual slavery, the fear of renegades, the Oriental despot and his harem, the figure of the powerful Western concubine, and fantasies of escape from the harem. She analyzes the impact of imperialism, decolonization, sexual liberation, feminism, and American involvement in the Middle East on women’s Orientalist fiction. Teo suggests that the rise of female-authored romance novels dramatically transformed the nature of Orientalism because it feminized the discourse; made white women central as producers, consumers, and imagined actors; and revised, reversed, or collapsed the binaries inherent in traditional analyses of Orientalism.