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Lesbian romance novels : a history and critical analysis / Phyllis M. Betz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.Description: vii, 219 pISBN:
  • 9780786438365 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0786438363
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.0850935 BET
Contents:
Introduction: reading lesbians reading romance -- From Stephen Gordon to Molly Bolt -- Speaking the unspeakable -- Coding the erotic -- Erotic achievement -- Practicing romance -- Reading between the sheets -- Conclusion: escape clause.
Summary: "The author describes the history of the lesbian romance novel and analyses both individual 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"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: reading lesbians reading romance -- From Stephen Gordon to Molly Bolt -- Speaking the unspeakable -- Coding the erotic -- Erotic achievement -- Practicing romance -- Reading between the sheets -- Conclusion: escape clause.

"The author describes the history of the lesbian romance novel and analyses both individual 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"--Provided by publisher.

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