Historical romance fiction : heterosexuality and perfomativity / Lisa Fletcher.
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Historical romance fiction : heterosexuality and perfomativity / Lisa Fletcher.
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Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
Copyright:
©2008
Publication Date:
2008
ISBN:
9780754662020
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-171) and index.
Contents:
Defining the genre -- Romance, history, heterosexuality -- "I love you" : the romantic speech act -- Popular historical romance fiction : cross-dressing novels -- Speech acts and costumes : Georgette Heyer -- Performativity and heterosexuality : Judith Bulter and the cross-dressed heroine 1980-2005 -- Literary historical romance fiction : Victorian romances -- "Who is Sarah?" : history and heterosexuality in John Fowles's The French lieutenant's woman -- "Shame on you" : affective speech acts in The French lieutenant's woman -- Performatives and narratives : A.S. Byatt's Possession : a romance.
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English
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