1st Edition
The Myth of Superwoman Women's Bestsellers in France and the United States
By Resa L. Dudovitz
Copyright 1990
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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Reviled by critics but loved by the readers, the bestseller has until recently provoked little serious critical interest. In The Myth of Superwoman , originally published in 1990, Resa Dudovitz looks at this international phenomenon, particularly at the origins of the bestseller system in the United States and France. Her cross-cultural study, including interviews with publishers, literary... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Definitions of the Bestseller 2. The Institutional and Cultural Network of the Bestseller System 3. The Sentimental Novel: A History of Popular Women Writers in the United States and France 4. The Boundary Between the Romance and the Bestseller: Harlequins, Historical Novels, and Family Sagas 5. The Dilemma of Marriage 6. Superwoman: The "New Woman" of the 1980s. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Resa L. Dudovitz
