Historical Romance Fiction: Heterosexuality and PerfomativityA 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. |
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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 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Historical Romance Fiction: Heterosexuality and Perfomativity |
| Author | Lisa Fletcher |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 |
| ISBN | 0754662020, 9780754662020 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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