Reading the romance

Janice A. Radway

first published 1984 Verso, 1987 274 pages

Questions for feminism

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.

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Reading the Romance edition · 2009 · University of North Carolina Press · 288 pages · 9780807898857
Reading the Romance edition · 2009 · University of North Carolina Press · 288 pages · 9781469604893
Reading the romance edition · 1991 · University of North Carolina Press · 276 pages
Reading the romance edition · 1987 · Verso · 274 pages
Reading the romance edition · 1984 · University of North Carolina Press · 274 pages

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