This was also published as a paperback in 1984 by Methuen (New York and London) and reprinted by them in 1985 and 1988. It was then reprinted in 1990 by Routledge (New York). A new edition, with a new introduction (which addresses criticism of the original and adds material concerning chick lit), was published by Routledge in 2008.
"The Disappearing Act: Harlequin Romances," "reprinted from Tania Modleski Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-Produced Fantasies for Women with permission of the publisher" appears on pages 20-45 of Gender, Language, and Myth: Essays on Popular Narrative Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1992), edited by Glenwood Irons.
A review, titled ""Detours in the Search For Tomorrow: Tania Modleski's Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-Produced Fantasies for Women," by Lynn Spigel was published in 1985 in Camera Obscura 5.12 (13-14): 215-234.
Another review titled "Harlequins, Gothics, and Soap Operas: Addressing Needs and Masking Fears," by Jeanne Allen was published in 1989 in Quarterly Review of Film & Video 11: 113-115.
An important work in the field, it has also been assessed in
Clancy, Kim. "Tania Modleski, Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-produced Fantasies for Women," in Reading into Cultural Studies, edited by Martin Barker and Anne Beezer (London and New York: Routledge, 1992): 119-133.
This was also published as a paperback in 1984 by Methuen (New York and London) and reprinted by them in 1985 and 1988. It was then reprinted in 1990 by Routledge (New York). A new edition, with a new introduction (which addresses criticism of the original and adds material concerning chick lit), was published by Routledge in 2008.
"The Disappearing Act: Harlequin Romances," "reprinted from Tania Modleski Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-Produced Fantasies for Women with permission of the publisher" appears on pages 20-45 of Gender, Language, and Myth: Essays on Popular Narrative Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1992), edited by Glenwood Irons.
A review, titled ""Detours in the Search For Tomorrow: Tania Modleski's Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-Produced Fantasies for Women," by Lynn Spigel was published in 1985 in Camera Obscura 5.12 (13-14): 215-234.
Another review titled "Harlequins, Gothics, and Soap Operas: Addressing Needs and Masking Fears," by Jeanne Allen was published in 1989 in Quarterly Review of Film & Video 11: 113-115.
An important work in the field, it has also been assessed in
Clancy, Kim. "Tania Modleski, Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-produced Fantasies for Women," in Reading into Cultural Studies, edited by Martin Barker and Anne Beezer (London and New York: Routledge, 1992): 119-133.