Loving with a vengeance

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"Upon its first publication, Loving with a Vengeance was a ground-breaking study of women readers and their relationship to mass-market romance fiction. Feminist scholar and cultural critic Tania Modleski here revisits her widely read book, bringing to this new edition a review of the issues that have, in the intervening years, shaped and reshaped questions of women's reading, including romance novels, soap operas, and "chick lit." With her understanding of the power both of the mass-produced object - film, television, or popular literature - and the complex workings of reading and reception, she offers a framework for thinking about one of popular culture's central issues." "This edition includes a new introduction, a new chapter, and changes throughout the existing text."--book jacket.

subjects: American Love stories,  American fiction,  Books and reading,  English Love stories,  English fiction,  Fantasy in literature,  History and criticism,  Literature,  Love stories, American,  Love stories, English,  Popular literature,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Literature,  Psychology,  Soap operas,  Women,  Women and literature,  Women in literature,  Radio soap operas,  Popular culture,  English Romance fiction,  Television soap operas,  American Romance fiction,  English fiction, history and criticism,  Popular literature, history and criticism,  American fiction, history and criticism,  Literature, psychology,  Women, psychology,  Paralittérature,  Histoire et critique,  Femmes et littérature,  Téléromans,  Littérature,  Aspect psychologique,  Femmes dans la littérature,  Femmes,  Psychologie,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Romance fiction, english--history and criticism,  Popular literature--history and criticism,  Popular literature--english-speaking countries--history and criticism,  Women--books and reading,  Women--books and reading--english-speaking countries,  Women and literature--english-speaking countries,  Romance fiction, american--history and criticism,  Television soap operas--history and criticism,  Literature--psychological aspects,  Women--psychology,  Pr830.w6 m6 2008,  823.009/9287

Places: English-speaking countries