The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction

Kamblé, Jayashree (EDT)/ Murphy Selinger, Eric (EDT)/ Teo, Hsu-Ming (EDT)

Routledge（2020/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 578 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472443304
• DDC分類 809.385

Full Description

Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a ground-breaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership. In recognition of the diversity of the form, the Companion provides a history of the genre, an overview of disciplinary approaches to studying romance fiction, and critical analyses of important subgenres, themes, and topics. It also highlights new and understudied avenues of inquiry for future research in this vibrant and still-emerging field. The first systematic, comprehensive resource on romance fiction, this Companion will be invaluable to students and scholars, and accessible to romance readers.

Contents

Introduction

Jayashree Kamblé, Eric Murphy Selinger, Hsu-Ming Teo

PART I: NATIONAL TRADITIONS

1 History of English Romance Novels, 1621-1975

jay Dixon

2 The Evolution of the American Romance Novel

Pamela Regis

3 Australian Romance Fiction

Lauren O'Mahony

PART II: SUB-GENRES

4 Gothic Romance

Angela Toscano

5 The Historical Romance

Sarah H. Ficke

6 Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy

María T. Ramos-García

7 Young Adult Romance

Amanda K. Allen

8 Inspirational Romance

Rebecca Barrett-Fox and Kristen Donnelly

9 Erotic Romance

Jodi McAlister

10 African American Romance

Julie E. Moody-Freeman

11 Explorations of the "Desert Passion Industry"

Amira Jarmakani

PART III: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

12 Romance in the Media

Jayashree Kamblé

13 Literary Approaches

Eric Murphy Selinger

14 Author Studies and Popular Romance Fiction

Kecia Ali

15 Social Science Reads Romance

Joanna Gregson and Jennifer Lois

16 Publishing the Romance Novel

John Markert

17 Libraries and Popular Romance Fiction

Kristin Ramsdell

PART IV: THEMES

18 Class and Wealth in Popular Romance Fiction

Amy Burge

19 Sex and Sexuality

Hannah McCann and Catherine M. Roach

20 Gender and Sexuality

Jonathan A. Allan

21 Love and Romance Novels

Hsu-Ming Teo

22 Romance and/as Religion

Eric Murphy Selinger and Laura Vivanco

23 Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness

Erin S. Young

24 In Response to Harlequin: Global Legacy, Local Agency

Kathrina Mohd Daud