Reading Romance Novels: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature (arts and Society Translation Series)
About This Novel
Feminists, literary critics, and popular culture theorists have always ignored romance readings. They claim that "romantic plots" promote female readers' dependence on men and acceptance of the repressive ideologies conveyed by popular culture. Janice Radway challenges this statement, arguing that critical attention must shift from considering the text itself in isolation to the complex social events behind reading. Reading Romance has received critical acclaim for its innovative and groundbreaking approach to ethnographic research. In the field of popular art research, this book has irreplaceable reference significance. This landmark book not only destroys the "myths" of consumption in popular culture, but also analyzes the aesthetic and consumption tendencies of a specific group of female readers.
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