Historical Romance Fiction: Heterosexuality and Perfomativity

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 M01 1 - 177 pages
A study of the historical romance genre in both its popular and literary manifestations. The book examines the genre as a complex and ongoing discussion about gender and sexual norms and presents a comprehensive theoretical model for analysing this discussion.
 

Contents

Romance History Heterosexuality
13
Georgette Heyer
49
Judith Butler and
73
History and Heterosexuality in John Fowless
95
Affective Speech Acts in The French
111
A S Byatts Possession A Romance
137
Works Cited
163
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Lisa Fletcher is Lecturer in the School of English, Journalism and European Languages at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

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