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- Title
"God loves you nearly as much as I do": Toward a Poetics of Natality in Maureen Bronson's Delta Pearl, a 1989 Harlequin Historical Romance.
- Authors
Lancaster, Guy
- Abstract
The article focuses on the often overlooked literary potential of romance novels compared to other genres like mysteries and science fiction. Topics include the societal perception of romance novels, the philosophical critique of Western literary values, and a detailed analysis of Maureen Bronson's "Delta Pearl" within the framework of Jantzen's poetics of natality.
- Subjects
HISTORICAL fiction; HUMAN fertility; POETICS; FICTION genres; MYSTERY fiction; LAUGHTER; WORKPLACE romance
- Publication
Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, 2024, Vol 55, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
1075-4008
- Publication type
Article