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From Australia with love : a history of modern Australian popular romance novels / Juliet Flesch.
Publication details: Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Cente, 2004.Description: 320 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ports ; 23 cmISBN:- 1920731806 (pbk.) :
- 9781920731809 (pbk.)
- Love stories, Australian -- History and criticism
- Australian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Australian fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism
- Women -- Books and reading -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Women and literature -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Women in popular culture -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
- Women in literature
- Sex role in literature
- A823/.085 22
- A823.3099287 22
- 823/.085099287/099404 22
- PR9612.6.L68 F55 2004
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 823.085 FLE | Available | 056955 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Challenges the view that this fiction is conservative, uniform and unchanging. It examines the 'Australianness' of Australian romance writing and considers the attitudes of several authors in relation to gender and race issues. Juliet Flesch is with the University of Melbourne.
