The Romantic Fiction Of Mills & Boon, 1909-1995
Author: Dixon, Jay
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 1134217374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study to analyzes romantic fiction's depiction of women as part of the broader history of ideas about women.; Given the success of the Mills & Boon romance, their portrayal of subjects like sex, love, marriage, class, motherhood and femineity are important cultural barometers and make interesting study.; The author shows how all these themes have an historical trajectory and how these novels have come to reflect feminist concerns.; Based on a study of over 1000 Mills & Boon romances the book provides analysis of plot types and shows how these have changed in response to women's own changing position within society.