Lesbian Romance Novels: A History and Critical Analysis

by Phyllis M. Betz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786438365
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	07/28/2009
Pages:	227
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Phyllis M. Betz is a professor emerita of English from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lives in Burlington, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
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