New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays

by Sarah S.G. Frantz

Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy online communities have exploded myths about the genre's readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786441909
• ISBN13: 9780786441907
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher