Reading the Romance - Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature

Janice A. Radway

University of North Carolina Press

1991

306 páginas

10h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780807843499

The author has taken the desire and need to read popular literature seriously. Often, studies on popular literature particularly romance novels, are often critical of the preferences of non-academic individuals. What they tend to forget is that the purpose of reading is most frequently for the purpose of pleasure. This book is good for both "academics," potential writers of romance novels and to those who just need a little ammunition against those who critique their choice in reading!