Men, masculinities, and popular romance / Jonathan A Allan.

"Men, Masculinities, and Popular Romance seeks to open a lively and accessible discussion between critical studies of men and masculinities and popular romance studies, especially its continued interest in what Janice Radway has called "the purity of his maleness." Popular romance novels, perhaps mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Allan, Jonathan A., 1983- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:	Masculinity, sex and popular culture
Subjects:	Romance fiction, American > 20th century > History and criticism. Romance fiction, American > 21st century > History and criticism. Love in literature. Masculinity in literature. Men in literature. Gay men in literature. Sex in literature. Sex role in literature. Women > Books and reading. Romance fiction, American. Homosexualität. Liebesroman. Männlichkeit. Romanze. 1900-2099 Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	xii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:	Men, masculinities, & popular romance
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
Studying the Popular Romance Novel
Desiring Hegemonic Masculinity
Reconsidering the Money Shot: Orgasm and Masculinity
Theorising Male Virginity in Popular Romance Fiction
Slashing and Queering Popular Romance Fiction
Towards an Anatomy of Male/Male Popular Romance Novels
Vanilla Sex, or Reading Pornography Romantically
Conclusion
Epilogue: Are Billionaires Still Sexy?