Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction offers a ground-breaking exploration of this global genre and its remarkable readership. In recognition of the diversity of the form, the Companion provides a history of the genre, an overview of disciplinary approaches to studying romance fiction, and critical analyses of important subgenres, themes, and topics. It also highlights new and understudied avenues of inquiry for future research in this vibrant and still-emerging field. The first systematic, comprehensive resource on romance fiction, this Companion will be invaluable to students and scholars, and accessible to romance readers.
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Literary Approaches
Eric Murphy Selinger
14 Author Studies and Popular Romance Fiction
Kecia Ali
15 Social Science Reads Romance
Joanna Gregson and Jennifer Lois
16 Publishing the Romance Novel
John Markert
17 Libraries and Popular Romance Fiction
Kristin Ramsdell
PART IV: THEMES
18 Class and Wealth in Popular Romance Fiction
Amy Burge
19 Sex and Sexuality
Hannah McCann and Catherine M. Roach
20 Gender and Sexuality
Jonathan A. Allan
21 Love and Romance Novels
Hsu-Ming Teo
22 Romance and/as Religion
Eric Murphy Selinger and Laura Vivanco
23 Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness
Erin S. Young
24 In Response to Harlequin: Global Legacy, Local Agency
Kathrina Mohd Daud
Literary Approaches
Eric Murphy Selinger
14 Author Studies and Popular Romance Fiction
Kecia Ali
15 Social Science Reads Romance
Joanna Gregson and Jennifer Lois
16 Publishing the Romance Novel
John Markert
17 Libraries and Popular Romance Fiction
Kristin Ramsdell
PART IV: THEMES
18 Class and Wealth in Popular Romance Fiction
Amy Burge
19 Sex and Sexuality
Hannah McCann and Catherine M. Roach
20 Gender and Sexuality
Jonathan A. Allan
21 Love and Romance Novels
Hsu-Ming Teo
22 Romance and/as Religion
Eric Murphy Selinger and Laura Vivanco
23 Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness
Erin S. Young
24 In Response to Harlequin: Global Legacy, Local Agency
Kathrina Mohd Daud