Historical Romance Fiction: Heterosexuality and Performativity

by Lisa Fletcher

The first book-length study of romance novels to focus on issues of sexuality rather than gender, Historical Romance Fiction moves the ongoing debate about the value and appeal of heterosexual romance onto new ground, testing the claims of cutting-edge critical theorists on everything from popular classics by Georgette Heyer, to recent 'bodice rippers, ' to historical fiction by John Fowles and A.S. Byatt. Beginning with her nomination of 'I love...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754662020
• ISBN13: 9780754662020
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"