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In defence of the popular genre:

In defence of the popular genre:. The Spiritual Quest Deborah Philips University of Brighton. The genres of Mills & Boon. Standard Series Blaze By Request Cherish Desire Historical Intrigue Medical Modern Modern Tempted Nocturne Riva. By Genre Centenary products Chick-lit

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In defence of the popular genre:

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  1. In defence of the popular genre: The Spiritual Quest Deborah Philips University of Brighton

  2. The genres of Mills & Boon • Standard Series • Blaze • By Request • Cherish • Desire • Historical • Intrigue • Medical • Modern • Modern Tempted • Nocturne • Riva By Genre Centenary products Chick-lit Crime & thriller Erotica Fantasy Historical fiction Paranormal NYT authors Women's fiction Young adult • American Romance • Historical Undone • Horoscopes • Love Inspired • Love Inspired Historical • Love Inspired Suspense • Nocturne Bites • Nocturne Cravings • 12 Shades • Shorts • Spice • Vintage • Collections

  3. Genres are essentially literary institutions, or social contracts between a writer and a specific public, whose function is to specify the proper use of a particular artefact . . . Fredric Jameson, The Political Unconscious, 1981, p. 106

  4. Sex and Shoppping Novels

  5. Aga-Sagas – or Keeping the Home Fires Burning

  6. ‘Chick Lit’ – or – Shopping for Men

  7. The Spiritual Quest

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