Women Writers and the Hero of Romance

Wilt, J.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-06-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137426970

DOI: 10.1057/9781137426987

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 228