Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit
This thesis examines the two literary genres of romance and chick lit with regards to the treatment of relationships, career, sexuality, consumerist culture and beauty industry as represented in Lynne Graham’s An Arabian Courtship, Eve Gladstone’s Between two Moons, Lauren Weisberger’s The Devil Wea...
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ndltd-LABT_ETD-oai-elaba.lt-LT-eLABa-0001-E.02~2010~D_20100617_104738-261532014-01-17T03:47:07Z2010-06-17engPhilologyJuškaitė, KristinaThematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick litTradicinio meilės romano ir šiuolaikinio moterų romano trajektorijos: Lynne Graham "An Arabian Courtship", Eve Gladstone "Between Two Moons", Lauren Weisberger "The Devil Wears Prada" ir Marian Keyes "Sushi for Beginners"Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT)This thesis examines the two literary genres of romance and chick lit with regards to the treatment of relationships, career, sexuality, consumerist culture and beauty industry as represented in Lynne Graham’s An Arabian Courtship, Eve Gladstone’s Between two Moons, Lauren Weisberger’s The Devil Wears Prada and Marian Keyes’s Sushi for Beginners. Lynne Graham (b. 1956) is a popular Northern Irish author of over sixty romance novels. After the first unsuccessful attempt to be a writer Lynne Graham got married to a man she had loved since her teens. When their first daughter was born Graham began writing again, this time with success. The novel An Arabian Courtship is about a young female protagonist, Polly, who is arranged to marry an Arab prince Raschid. Eve Gladstone’s Between Two Moons is a Harlequin romance written by two authors, Joyce Gleit and Herma Werner. Both Gleit and Werner are married and worked in the fashion industry before becoming romance writers. Eve Gladstone is the name of their writing team. The novel is about a young and successful career woman, Kelly, in charge of a big store Lambs. Suddenly she realizes that her store has been sold to Tony Campbell, a handsome, charming and enigmatic man. Lauren Weisberger (b. 1977) is the writer of the contemporary new woman’s fiction (called as chick lit genre). Her first job as the assistant to the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, influenced her to write The Devil Wears Prada. This novel was her first book... [to full text]Šiame baigiamajame magistriniame darbe nagrinėjami du literatūros žanrai – tradicinis meilės romanas ir šiuolaikinis moterų romanas. Lynne Graham „An Arabian Courtship“ ir Eve Gladstone „Between Two Moons“ yra tradiciniai meilės romanai, o Lauren Weisberger „The Devil Wears Prada“ ir Marian Keyes „Sushi for Beginners“ yra šiuolaikiniai moterų romanai. Šie romanai yra analizuojami norint atskleisti jau minėtų žanrų panašumus ir skirtumus atsižvelgiant į pagrindinių herojų tarpusavio santykius, karjera, lytiškumą, jų santykį su vartotojiška kultūra ir grožio pramone. Romano „Between Two Moons“ autoriai – Joyce Gleit ir Herma Werner. „Eve Gladstone“ buvo pasirinkta slapyvardžiu. Abu rašytojai yra sutuoktiniai, kurį laiką dirbę mados industrijoje, vėliau nusprendę rimtai atsiduoti rašytojo karjerai. Romanas „Between Two Moons“ pasakoja apie jauną, sėkmingą, karjeros siekiančią moterį, kuri vadovauja prekybos centrui „Lambs“. Staiga ji suvokia, kad parduotuvė parduota pasiturinčiam ir žavingam anglui vardu Tonny Campbell. Lynne Graham (1956) yra populiari Šiaurės Airijos autorė, išleidusi daugiau kaip šešiasdešimt romanų. Pirmasis bandymas tapti rašytoja buvo nesėkmingas, todėl Lynne Graham panėrė į šeimyninį gyvenimą: ištekėjo už vyro kurį mylėjo nuo pat paauglystės, susilaukė dukros. Pabandžiusi rašyti dar kartą Graham sulaukė sėkmės. Jos romanas „An Arabian Courtship“ atskleidžia jaunos merginos vardu Polly istoriją. Ši netikėtai sužino, jog yra pažadėta Jungtinių Arabų Emyratų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]RomanceWomanPostfeminismRomanasMoterisFeminismasMaster thesisRagaišienė, IrenaDanytė, MildaVytautas Magnus UniversityVytautas Magnus Universityhttp://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100617_104738-26153LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100617_104738-26153VDU-omdawfzovik-20100525-12526http://vddb.laba.lt/fedora/get/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100617_104738-26153/DS.005.1.01.ETDUnrestrictedapplication/pdf |
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Philology Romance Woman Postfeminism Romanas Moteris Feminismas Juškaitė, Kristina Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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This thesis examines the two literary genres of romance and chick lit with regards to the treatment of relationships, career, sexuality, consumerist culture and beauty industry as represented in Lynne Graham’s An Arabian Courtship, Eve Gladstone’s Between two Moons, Lauren Weisberger’s The Devil Wears Prada and Marian Keyes’s Sushi for Beginners.
Lynne Graham (b. 1956) is a popular Northern Irish author of over sixty romance novels. After the first unsuccessful attempt to be a writer Lynne Graham got married to a man she had loved since her teens. When their first daughter was born Graham began writing again, this time with success. The novel An Arabian Courtship is about a young female protagonist, Polly, who is arranged to marry an Arab prince Raschid.
Eve Gladstone’s Between Two Moons is a Harlequin romance written by two authors, Joyce Gleit and Herma Werner. Both Gleit and Werner are married and worked in the fashion industry before becoming romance writers. Eve Gladstone is the name of their writing team. The novel is about a young and successful career woman, Kelly, in charge of a big store Lambs. Suddenly she realizes that her store has been sold to Tony Campbell, a handsome, charming and enigmatic man.
Lauren Weisberger (b. 1977) is the writer of the contemporary new woman’s fiction (called as chick lit genre). Her first job as the assistant to the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, influenced her to write The Devil Wears Prada. This novel was her first book... [to full text] === Šiame baigiamajame magistriniame darbe nagrinėjami du literatūros žanrai – tradicinis meilės romanas ir šiuolaikinis moterų romanas. Lynne Graham „An Arabian Courtship“ ir Eve Gladstone „Between Two Moons“ yra tradiciniai meilės romanai, o Lauren Weisberger „The Devil Wears Prada“ ir Marian Keyes „Sushi for Beginners“ yra šiuolaikiniai moterų romanai. Šie romanai yra analizuojami norint atskleisti jau minėtų žanrų panašumus ir skirtumus atsižvelgiant į pagrindinių herojų tarpusavio santykius, karjera, lytiškumą, jų santykį su vartotojiška kultūra ir grožio pramone.
Romano „Between Two Moons“ autoriai – Joyce Gleit ir Herma Werner. „Eve Gladstone“ buvo pasirinkta slapyvardžiu. Abu rašytojai yra sutuoktiniai, kurį laiką dirbę mados industrijoje, vėliau nusprendę rimtai atsiduoti rašytojo karjerai. Romanas „Between Two Moons“ pasakoja apie jauną, sėkmingą, karjeros siekiančią moterį, kuri vadovauja prekybos centrui „Lambs“. Staiga ji suvokia, kad parduotuvė parduota pasiturinčiam ir žavingam anglui vardu Tonny Campbell.
Lynne Graham (1956) yra populiari Šiaurės Airijos autorė, išleidusi daugiau kaip šešiasdešimt romanų. Pirmasis bandymas tapti rašytoja buvo nesėkmingas, todėl Lynne Graham panėrė į šeimyninį gyvenimą: ištekėjo už vyro kurį mylėjo nuo pat paauglystės, susilaukė dukros. Pabandžiusi rašyti dar kartą Graham sulaukė sėkmės. Jos romanas „An Arabian Courtship“ atskleidžia jaunos merginos vardu Polly istoriją. Ši netikėtai sužino, jog yra pažadėta Jungtinių Arabų Emyratų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] |
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Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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Thematic comparison of Lynne Graham's "An Arabian Courtship" and Eve Gladstone's "Between Two Moons" as popular romance and Lauren Weisberger's "The Devil Wears Prada" and Marian Keyes's "Sushi for Beginners" as chick lit |
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thematic comparison of lynne graham's "an arabian courtship" and eve gladstone's "between two moons" as popular romance and lauren weisberger's "the devil wears prada" and marian keyes's "sushi for beginners" as chick lit |
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