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Thrill of the Chaste : The Allure of Amish Romance Novels /

Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses and wearing a pensive or playful expression. They hover innocently above sun-drenched pastures or rustic country lanes, often with a h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses and wearing a pensive or playful expression. They hover innocently above sun-drenched pastures or rustic country lanes, often with a horse-drawn buggy in the background-or the occasional brawny stranger. Romance novels with Amish protagonists, such as the best-selling trailblazer The Shunning by Beverly Lewis, are becoming increasingly popular with a largely evangelical female audience. This book analyzes this growing trend in romance fiction and to place it into the context of contemporary literature, religion, and popular culture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781421408927