A Natural History of the Romance Novel

Pamela Regis

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2003

A Natural History of the Romance Novel

Pamela Regis

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203103

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About this book

Pamela Regis argues that the romance novel, the most popular but least respected of literary genres, does not enslave women but celebrates their freedom and joy. Regis provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining.

Author / Editor information

Pamela Regis is Professor of English at McDaniel College and the author of Describing Early America: Bartram, Jefferson, Crevecoeur, and the Influence of Natural History, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is the receipient of the 2007 Melinda Helfer Fairy Godmother Award.

Reviews

"Useful to those interested in the form and integrity of romance fiction, this volume joins such noteworthy examinations of the romance as Tania Modleski's Loving with a Vengeance and Janice Radway's Reading the Romance."—Choice

"Regis sets out to analyse the formal features and literary history of this much-maligned genre. . . . A thorough, sensible, and partisan book, arguing for romantic fiction as a genre that celebrates freedom of choice."—Times Literary Supplement

"Finally, a true and insightful history of the romance novel. This book establishes the historical legitimacy of an important literary genre."—Jayne Ann Krentz

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface: The Most Popular, Least Respected Literary Genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Part I. Critics And The Romance Novel
1 The Romance Novel And Women’S Bondage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2 In Defense Of The Romance Novel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Part II. The Romance Novel Defined
3 The Definition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
4 The Definition Expanded Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
5 The Genre’S Limits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Part III. The Romance Novel, 1740–1908
6 Writing The Romance Novel’S History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
7. The First Best Seller: Pamela, 1740 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
8 The Best Romance Novel Ever Written: Pride And Prejudice, 1813 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
9 Freedom And Rochester: Jane Eyre, 1847 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
10 The Romance Form In The Victorian Multiplot Novel: Framley Parsonage, 1861 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
11 The Ideal Romance Novel: A Room With A View, 1908 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Part IV. The Twentieth-Century Romance Novel
12 The Popular Romance Novel In The Twentieth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
13 Civil Contracts: Georgette Heyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
14 Courtship And Suspense: Mary Stewart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
15 Harlequin, Silhouette, And The Americanization Of The Popular Romance Novel: Janet Dailey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
16 Dangerous Men: Jayne Ann Krentz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
17 One Man, One Woman: Nora Roberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: Literature; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: August 31, 2013
ISBN: 9780812203103