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Love and the Novel: The Poetics and Politics of Romantic Fiction
George Paizis
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Description for Love and the Novel: The Poetics and Politics of Romantic Fiction
Hardcover. This look at romantic fiction seeks to discover the reason for its appeal by combining analysis of the poetics of the genre with a study of the real reader's intervention. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 401.
The popularity of romance fiction is such that it constitutes nearly one quarter of new paperback fiction printed in the world. Its success depends on its ability to reflect and articulate the reader's aspirations for a better life and stands at the same time as a testament to her alienation. This fresh look at the romantic fiction seeks to discover the reason for its appeal by combining analysis of the poetics of the genre with a study of the real reader's intervention.
The popularity of romance fiction is such that it constitutes nearly one quarter of new paperback fiction printed in the world. Its success depends on its ability to reflect and articulate the reader's aspirations for a better life and stands at the same time as a testament to her alienation. This fresh look at the romantic fiction seeks to discover the reason for its appeal by combining analysis of the poetics of the genre with a study of the real reader's intervention.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333720493
SKU
V9780333720493
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About George Paizis
George Paizis is Lecturer in French at University College in London.
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