Reading the Romance by Janice A Radway

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Reading the Romance by Janice A Radway

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Originally published in 1984, Reading the Romance challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. Radway argues that critical attention “must shift from the text itself, taken in isolation, to the complex social event of reading.”

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Reading the Romance by Janice A Radway

Originally published in 1984, Reading the Romance challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. Radway argues that critical attention must shift from the text itself, taken in isolation, to the complex social event of reading.
Janice A. Radway is Walter Dill Scott Professor of Communication and professor of American studies and gender studies at Northwestern University and author of A Feeling for Books.
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ISBN 13 9780807843499
ISBN 10 0807843490
Title Reading the Romance
Author Janice A Radway
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 1991-11-30
Number of pages 306
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.