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Women Writers and the Hero of Romance
J. Wilt
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.
228 pages, VII, 228 p.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 7, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349490967 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 228 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 458 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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