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Beyond the bodice ripper
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Beyond the bodice ripper
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innovation and change in the romance novel industry
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Barra
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Andrea Cipriano
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1980-
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Andrea Barra
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author
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Cerulo
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Karen A.
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Karen A. Cerulo
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chair
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Stein
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Arlene
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Arlene Stein
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internal member
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Carr
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Patrick
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Patrick Carr
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Walker
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Katherine D.
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Katherine D. Walker
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2014
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2014-10
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2014
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English
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Romance novels have changed significantly since they first entered the public consciousness. Instead of seeking to understand the changes that have occurred in the industry, in readership, in authorship, and in the romance novel product itself, both academic and popular perception has remained firmly in the early 1980s when many of the surface criticisms were still valid. Using Wendy Griswold’s (2004) idea of a cultural diamond, I analyze the multiple and sometimes overlapping relationships within broader trends in the romance industry based on content analysis and interviews with romance readers and authors. Three major issues emerge from this study. First, content of romance novels sampled from the past fourteen years is more reflective of contemporary ideas of love, sex, and relationships. Second, romance has been a leader and innovator in the trend of electronic publishing, with major independent presses adding to the proliferation of subgenres and pushing the boundaries of what is considered romance. Finally, readers have a complicated relationship with the act of reading romance and what the books mean in their lives. Understanding the enduring appeal of the happily ever after and the emotional escape are central to their enjoyment.
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Sociology
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Love stories, American--History and criticism
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Publishers and publishing--History
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3416VH1
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1 online resource (v, 185 p. : ill.)
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Andrea Cipriano Barra
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ETD doctoral
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Barra
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Andrea
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Cipriano
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2014-09-06 13:58:37
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Andrea Barra
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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