Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France

Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-13 : 9780199249848
ISBN-10 : 0199249849
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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.


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