Women Writers and the Hero of Romance
Description
Women Writers and the Hero of Romance studies the nature of the hero and his meaning for the female seeker, or quester, in romance fiction from Wuthering Heights to Fifty Shades of Grey. The book includes chapters on Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sheik, and the novels of Ayn Rand and Dorothy Dunnett.
Keywords
FictionLiterary CriticismSemiotics & TheoryModern19th Century20th CenturyAmericanEuropeanLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2014Book
Author(s)Judith Wilt
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137426970
LanguageEnglish
