Historical Romance Fiction Heterosexuality and Performativity

Introduction, Lisa Fletcher; Part I Defining the Genre, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 1 Romance, History, Heterosexuality, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 2 “I Love You”: The Romantic Speech Act, Lisa Fletcher; Part II Popular Historical Romance Fiction: Cross-Dressing Novels, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 3 Speech Acts and Costumes: Georgette Heyer, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 4 Performativity and Heterosexuality: Judith Butler and the Cross-Dressed Heroine 1980–2005, Lisa Fletcher; Part III Literary Historical Romance Fiction: Victorian Romances, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 5 “Who is Sarah?”: History and Heterosexuality in John Fowles's The French Lieutenant's Woman, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 6 “Shame on You”: Affective Speech Acts in The French Lieutenant's Woman, Lisa Fletcher; Chapter 7 Performatives and Narratives: A.S. Byatt's Possession: A Romance, Lisa Fletcher;