Romantic Fiction Of Mills & Boon, 1909-1995, the

By Jay Dixon

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857282671
• ISBN13: 9781857282672
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"