Women Writers and the Hero of Romance

1. Introduction: In the Place of a Hero
Judith Wilt

2. Wuthering Heights: A Romance of Metaphysical Intent
Judith Wilt

3. Middlemarch: A Romance of Diffusion
Judith Wilt

4. Exotic Romance: The Doubled Hero in The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Sheik
Judith Wilt

5. The Hero as Expert: Ayn Rand’s Romances of Choice
Judith Wilt

6. The Hero in “Gouvernance”: Family Romance in the Novels of Dorothy Dunnett
Judith Wilt

7. Conclusion: Kingdoms of Romance in Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey
Judith Wilt

Keywords: Literature, Fiction, Literary Theory, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, North American Literature, British and Irish Literature