Myth of Superwoman - Women''s Bestsellers in France and the United States

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Definitions of the Bestseller 2. The Institutional and Cultural Network of the Bestseller System 3. The Sentimental Novel: A History of Popular Women Writers in the United States and France 4. The Boundary Between the Romance and the Bestseller: Harlequins, Historical Novels, and Family Sagas 5. The Dilemma of Marriage 6. Superwoman: The "New Woman" of the 1980s. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Resa L. Dudovitz

Summary

Reviled by critics but loved by the readers, the bestseller has until recently provoked little serious critical interest. In this title, first published in 1990, Resa Dudovitz looks at this international phenomenon, particularly at the origins of the bestseller system in the US and France.

Product details

• Authors: Resa L. Dudovitz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367341688
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34168-8
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, France, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls