{"product_id":"the-routledge-research-companion-to-popular-romance-fiction-9780367543204","title":"The Routledge Research Companion to Popular","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e offers a ground-breaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership. In recognition of the diversity of the form, the Companion provides a history of the genre, an overview of disciplinary approaches to studying romance fiction, and critical analyses of important subgenres, themes, and topics. It also highlights new and understudied avenues of inquiry for future research in this vibrant and still-emerging field. The first systematic, comprehensive resource on romance fiction, this Companion will be invaluable to students and scholars, and accessible to romance readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJayashree Kamblé, Eric Murphy Selinger, Hsu-Ming Teo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: NATIONAL TRADITIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 History of English Romance Novels, 1621–1975\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejay Dixon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Evolution of the American Romance Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Regis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Australian Romance Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren O’Mahony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: SUB-GENRES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Gothic Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela Toscano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Historical Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah H. Ficke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaría T. Ramos-García\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Young Adult Romance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda K. Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Inspirational Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Barrett-Fox and Kristen Donnelly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Erotic Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJodi McAlister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 African American Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie E. Moody-Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Explorations of the \"Desert Passion Industry\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmira Jarmakani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Romance in the Media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJayashree Kamblé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Literary Approaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Murphy Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Author Studies and Popular Romance Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKecia Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Social Science Reads Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoanna Gregson and Jennifer Lois\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Publishing the Romance Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Markert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Libraries and Popular Romance Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Ramsdell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV: THEMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Class and Wealth in Popular Romance Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Burge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Sex and Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah McCann and Catherine M. Roach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Gender and Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan A. Allan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Love and Romance Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHsu-Ming Teo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Romance and\/as Religion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric Murphy Selinger and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaura Vivanco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin S. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 In Response to Harlequin: Global Legacy, Local Agency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathrina Mohd Daud\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017948332375,"sku":"9780367543204","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367543204.jpg?v=1750775169","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-research-companion-to-popular-romance-fiction-9780367543204","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}