Women writers and the hero of romance

著者

• Wilt, Judith

書誌事項

Women writers and the hero of romance

Judith Wilt

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Women Writers and the Hero of Romance studies the nature of the hero and his meaning for the female seeker, or quester, in romance fiction from Wuthering Heights to Fifty Shades of Grey. The book includes chapters on Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sheik, and the novels of Ayn Rand and Dorothy Dunnett.

目次

Acknowledgements Preface: In the Place of a Hero 1. Wuthering Heights: A Romance of Metaphysical Intent 2. Middlemarch: A Romance of Diffusion 3. Exotic Romance: the Doubled Hero in The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Sheik 4. The Hero as Expert: Ayn Rand's Romances of Choice 5. The Hero in 'Gouvernance': Family Romance in the Novels of Dorothy Dunnett Conclusion: Kingdoms of Romance in Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey Bibliography

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB1673287X
• ISBN:
  • 9781137426970
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Basingstoke, Hampshire
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 228 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 823.085099287
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Love stories, English -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Love stories, American -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Heroes in literature