The Romantic Fiction Of Mills & Boon, 1909-1995
Author | : Dixon, Jay |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2016-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134217304 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134217307 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.