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Informationen zum Autor Phyllis M. Betz is an associate professor of English at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has written three books examining genre fiction written by lesbians. She lives in Burlington, New Jersey. Klappentext This critical analysis of the popular romance novel genre offers an evaluation of the field through the subgenre of the lesbian romance novel. A history of the lesbian romance novel is followed by analyses of both individual works by authors writing in the genre as well as the ways in which lesbian romance novels reflect and transform the techniques of heterosexual romance novels. Zusammenfassung Offers an evaluation of the popular romance novel genre through the subgenre of the lesbian romance novel. This work describes the history of the lesbian romance novel and analyses works by authors writing in the genre as well as describing the ways in which lesbian romance novels reflect and transform the techniques of heterosexual romances. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: Reading Lesbians Reading Romance 1. From Stephen Gordon to Molly Bolt 2. Speaking the Unspeakable 3. Coding the Erotic 4. Erotic Achievement 5. Practicing Romance 6. Reading Between the Sheets Conclusion: Escape Clause Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
