Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France
Author | : Diana Holmes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2006-12-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199249848 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199249849 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France by : Diana Holmes
Download or read book Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France written by Diana Holmes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history of the romance through the turbulent history of twentieth-century women in France. It offers a compelling analysis not only of the mass-market or popular romance, but also of the bestselling 'middlebrow' novel, and of 'literary' romances by authors including Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and their contemporary successors.