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題名 美國通俗羅曼史小說中的陽剛男主角
The Masculine Hero in American Popular Romances
作者 唐偉中
Tang, Wei-chung
貢獻者 藍亭
Lane,Timothy
唐偉中
Tang, Wei-chung
關鍵詞 羅曼史小說
通俗小說
美國文學
文學中的男性
陽剛特質
Popular Romance
Popular Fictions
American Literature
Men in Literature
Masculinity
日期 2004
上傳時間 14-Sep-2009 12:14:41 (UTC+8)
摘要 本篇論文試圖闡釋美國通俗羅曼史中男性主角的角色特質,及其自一九七二年至二○○○年間所產生的變化。
     對通俗羅曼史中的女主角而言,男主角同時扮演著救贖者和迫害者的雙重角色。故事中,男主角自困境中拯救女主角,也是造成女主角各種不安的元兇。男主角的雙重性一方面增加通俗羅曼史的故事性,一方面也反映女性讀者在日常生活中所遭遇的類同困惑。論文由凱瑟林•渥迪威斯的《意外的情人》及露絲瑪麗•羅傑斯的《狂野的愛》兩部一九七○年代的重要作品開始進行討論,試圖勾勒出本文類中男性主角所擁有的概略角色形象。
     男主角的陽剛特質通常藉由各種力量的展示表現;這些力量包括經濟、社會及身體等各種層面,並對女主角形成強大的吸引力。陽剛男主角代表著故事最後女主角終將獲得的獎賞,而透過對於陽剛特質的著墨,通俗羅曼史中關於女性力量至上的幻想方能得以達成。然而當男性身體的力量過度被著墨,對於陽剛特質的描述則將陷入暴力或力量的混淆,通俗羅曼史中的強暴情節也則因此產生。
     隨著通俗羅曼史的演進,故事中男主角的社會地位不再高不可攀,和女主角的互動也顯得較不強勢。在一九九○年代之後出版的故事中,男主角較少扮演指導者或權威的角色。拯救者和被拯救者角色地位的互換,讓兩名主角取得更加平衡的關係。通俗羅曼史的故事焦點由女主角身上擴展為男女主角雙方的故事,男性主角的角色塑造更加受到重視,而其陽剛特質的詮釋方式也更為多樣化。
This thesis aims to articulate the role of the masculine hero in American popular romances and the change of their roles throughout the three decades from1972 to 2000.
      The hero performs as the savior and the villain for the heroine in popular romances. He is the savior to rescue her from the troubles and his villainy can be threatening to her in the story. The duality of the hero dramatizes the romantic narrative and reflects certain everyday situations that trouble female audience. The discussion begins with two important works of the 1970s, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower and Rosemary Rosemary Rogers’s Sweet, Savage Love to demonstrate a general picture of the hero’s role in the narrative.
      The masculinity of the hero usually expressed in the form of display of strength. The strength can be economic, social and physical, and appears all but desirable for the heroine to obtain. The masculine hero is the final prize for the heroine so that the empowerment to women as the fantasy provided by popular romances is then achieved through the elaboration on masculinity. However, when the strength displayed in the physical form is overemphasized, the descriptions on masculinity fall into the confusions between violence and strength. The rape incident in popular romances is a product of such confusions.
      When popular romances evolve, the social position of the hero declines in the story and he becomes less predominant in the interaction with the heroine. He becomes less an instructor or an authoritative figure in the novels of the 1990s. The reverse roles between the rescuer and the rescued lead to a more balanced relationship between two protagonists. The story of popular romances changes its focus from the concentration on the heroine to a story of the heroine and the hero. The characterization of the hero is then more emphasized, and the expression of the masculinity of the hero becomes more variable.
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Brockmann, Suzanne. The Admiral’s Bride. New York: Silhouette Books, 1999.
Chase, Loretta. Lord of Scoundrels. New York: Avon Books, 1995.
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Curtis, Sharon and Tom. Sunshine and Shadow. New York: Bantam Books, 1986.
---. 1984. The Windflower. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
Davis, Justine. Lord of the Storm. New York: Topaz Books, 1994.
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---. A Knight in Shining Armor. New York: Pocket Books, 1989.
Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander. New York: Dell Books, 1991.
Gaffney, Patricia. To Love and to Cherish. New York: Topaz Books, 1995.
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---. Son of the Morning. New York: Pocket Books, 1997.
Ivory, Judith. Sleeping Beauty. New York: Avon Books, 1998.
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---. Something Wonderful. New York: Pocket Books, 1988.
---. Whitney, My Love. New York: Pocket Books, 1985.
---. Whitney, My Love. 1985. New York: Pocket Books, 2000.
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---. Nobody`s Baby but Mine. New York: Avon Books, 1997.
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---. The Spiral Path. New York: Berkley Books, 2002.
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---. Morning Glory. 1989. New York: Jove Books, 1990.
Thurston, Carol. The Romance Revolution: Erotic Novels for Women and the Quest for a New Sexual Identity. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 1987.
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描述 碩士
國立政治大學
英國語文學研究所
88551006
93
資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0885510061
資料類型 thesis
dc.contributor.advisor 藍亭zh_TW
dc.contributor.advisor Lane,Timothyen_US
dc.contributor.author (Authors) 唐偉中zh_TW
dc.contributor.author (Authors) Tang, Wei-chungen_US
dc.creator (作者) 唐偉中zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Tang, Wei-chungen_US
dc.date (日期) 2004en_US
dc.date.accessioned 14-Sep-2009 12:14:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 14-Sep-2009 12:14:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 14-Sep-2009 12:14:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0885510061en_US
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/31797-
dc.description (描述) 碩士zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 英國語文學研究所zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 88551006zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 93zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) 本篇論文試圖闡釋美國通俗羅曼史中男性主角的角色特質,及其自一九七二年至二○○○年間所產生的變化。
     對通俗羅曼史中的女主角而言,男主角同時扮演著救贖者和迫害者的雙重角色。故事中,男主角自困境中拯救女主角,也是造成女主角各種不安的元兇。男主角的雙重性一方面增加通俗羅曼史的故事性,一方面也反映女性讀者在日常生活中所遭遇的類同困惑。論文由凱瑟林•渥迪威斯的《意外的情人》及露絲瑪麗•羅傑斯的《狂野的愛》兩部一九七○年代的重要作品開始進行討論,試圖勾勒出本文類中男性主角所擁有的概略角色形象。
     男主角的陽剛特質通常藉由各種力量的展示表現;這些力量包括經濟、社會及身體等各種層面,並對女主角形成強大的吸引力。陽剛男主角代表著故事最後女主角終將獲得的獎賞,而透過對於陽剛特質的著墨,通俗羅曼史中關於女性力量至上的幻想方能得以達成。然而當男性身體的力量過度被著墨,對於陽剛特質的描述則將陷入暴力或力量的混淆,通俗羅曼史中的強暴情節也則因此產生。
     隨著通俗羅曼史的演進,故事中男主角的社會地位不再高不可攀,和女主角的互動也顯得較不強勢。在一九九○年代之後出版的故事中,男主角較少扮演指導者或權威的角色。拯救者和被拯救者角色地位的互換,讓兩名主角取得更加平衡的關係。通俗羅曼史的故事焦點由女主角身上擴展為男女主角雙方的故事,男性主角的角色塑造更加受到重視,而其陽剛特質的詮釋方式也更為多樣化。
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dc.description.abstract (摘要) This thesis aims to articulate the role of the masculine hero in American popular romances and the change of their roles throughout the three decades from1972 to 2000.
      The hero performs as the savior and the villain for the heroine in popular romances. He is the savior to rescue her from the troubles and his villainy can be threatening to her in the story. The duality of the hero dramatizes the romantic narrative and reflects certain everyday situations that trouble female audience. The discussion begins with two important works of the 1970s, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower and Rosemary Rosemary Rogers’s Sweet, Savage Love to demonstrate a general picture of the hero’s role in the narrative.
      The masculinity of the hero usually expressed in the form of display of strength. The strength can be economic, social and physical, and appears all but desirable for the heroine to obtain. The masculine hero is the final prize for the heroine so that the empowerment to women as the fantasy provided by popular romances is then achieved through the elaboration on masculinity. However, when the strength displayed in the physical form is overemphasized, the descriptions on masculinity fall into the confusions between violence and strength. The rape incident in popular romances is a product of such confusions.
      When popular romances evolve, the social position of the hero declines in the story and he becomes less predominant in the interaction with the heroine. He becomes less an instructor or an authoritative figure in the novels of the 1990s. The reverse roles between the rescuer and the rescued lead to a more balanced relationship between two protagonists. The story of popular romances changes its focus from the concentration on the heroine to a story of the heroine and the hero. The characterization of the hero is then more emphasized, and the expression of the masculinity of the hero becomes more variable.
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dc.description.tableofcontents Acknowledegement
     Chinese Abstract
     English Abstract
     
     Chapter 1 Introduction
     1.1 Definition of a Popular Romance 1.2 Representative as the Criteria in Question
     1.3 A Brief Introduction on the Structure of this Thesis
     
     Chapter 2 The Duality of The Hero: The Savior and The Villain
     2.1 The Duality of the Hero
     2.2 Brandon Birmingham in The Flame and the Flower
     2.2.1 Synopsis of The Flame and the Flower 2.2.2 The Gothic Cinderella Story
     2.2.3 Brandon Birmingham: the Protective Tyrant 2.2.4 Brandon Birmingham as the Hero in Popular Romances 2.3 Steve Morgan in Sweet, Savage Love
     2.3.1 Synopsis of Sweet, Savage Love
     2.3.2 A Story of a Heroine 2.3.3 Steve Morgan: the Man against Civilization 2.3.4 Steve Morgan as the Hero in Popular Romances
     2.4 Conclusion
     
     Chapter 3 Violence and Rape: The Confusion of Masculinity in Popular Romances
     3.1 Masculinity through Violence
     3.1.1 Power as the Destination of the Romance Quest
     3.1.2 The Presentation of Masculinity as Possession of Power
     3.1.3 The Presentation of Masculinity in Popular Romances
     3.2 Violence through Sex
     3.2.1 Eroticism in Popular Romances
     3.2.2 Combination and Confusion between Sex and Violence
     3.3 Rape in Popular Romances
     3.3.1 Rape as a Mistreatment by the Hero
     3.3.2 Rape as the Trauma of the Heroine
     3.4 Conclusion
     
     Chapter 4 The Hero in Change: Declining Positions and a Reverse Gender Role
     4.1 The Changing Popular Fiction
     4.2 The Knight in Distress
     4.2.1 Nicholas Stafford in A Knight in Shining Armor
     4.2.2 Christian Langland in Flowers from the Storm
     4.2.3 The Masculinity of the Hero in Distress
     4.3 Weakening the Hero in Society
     4.3.1 Jesse DuFrayne in Hummingbird
     4.3.2 Will Parker in Morning Glory
     4.3.3 Decline of Social Position of the Hero
     4.4 Strengthening the Heroine in Sex
     4.4.1 Sex as the Knowledge
     4.3.2 Sex as an Experience
     4.5 A Revision of Whitney, My Love
     4.6 Changing Expectation toward the Masculinity
     
     Chapter 5 Conclusion
     
     Appendix
     
     Works Cited
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dc.language.iso en_US-
dc.source.uri (資料來源) http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0885510061en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 羅曼史小說zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 通俗小說zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 美國文學zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 文學中的男性zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 陽剛特質zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Popular Romanceen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Popular Fictionsen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) American Literatureen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Men in Literatureen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Masculinityen_US
dc.title (題名) 美國通俗羅曼史小說中的陽剛男主角zh_TW
dc.title (題名) The Masculine Hero in American Popular Romancesen_US
dc.type (資料類型) thesisen
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dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Beverley, Jo. My Lady Notorious. New York: Avon Books, 1993.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Brockmann, Suzanne. The Admiral’s Bride. New York: Silhouette Books, 1999.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chase, Loretta. Lord of Scoundrels. New York: Avon Books, 1995.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Cohn, Jan. Romance and the Erotics of Property. Durham: Duke UP, 1988.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Curtis, Sharon and Tom. Sunshine and Shadow. New York: Bantam Books, 1986.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. 1984. The Windflower. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Davis, Justine. Lord of the Storm. New York: Topaz Books, 1994.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Deveraux, Jude. Highland Velvet. New York: Pocket Books, 1982.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. A Knight in Shining Armor. New York: Pocket Books, 1989.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander. New York: Dell Books, 1991.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Gaffney, Patricia. To Love and to Cherish. New York: Topaz Books, 1995.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Garwood, Julie. The Bride. New York: Pocket Books, 1989.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Howard, Linda. Mackenzie’s Mountain. New York: Silhouette Books, 1989.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. Son of the Morning. New York: Pocket Books, 1997.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Ivory, Judith. Sleeping Beauty. New York: Avon Books, 1998.zh_TW
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dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Modleski, Tania. Loving with a Vengeance: Mass-Produced Fantasies for Women. New York: Methun, 1982.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Morsi, Pamela. Courting Miss Hattie. New York: Bantam Books, 1991.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) The Official Barbara Cartland Website. 1 Feb. 2005. <http://www.barbaracartland.com/bc /biography1.html>zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Osborne, Maggie. The Promises of Jenny Jones. New York: Warner Books, 1997.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Phillips, Susan Elizabeth. It Had to be You. New York: Avon Books, 1994.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. Nobody`s Baby but Mine. New York: Avon Books, 1997.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Putney, Mary Jo. The Rake and the Reformer. New York: Signet Books, 1989.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. The Spiral Path. New York: Berkley Books, 2002.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Radway, Janice A. Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1991.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Robb, J. D. Naked in Death. New York: Berkley Books, 1995.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Roberts, Nora. Hidden Riches. 1994. New York: Jove Books, 1995.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Rogers, Rosemary. Sweet, Savage Love. New York: Mira Books, 1974.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) “Romace Novel—What are They?” Romance Writers of America. 21 Mar. 2005 <http://www.rwanational.org/readers/novels_what_are_they.htm >zh_TW
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dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) “Romance Writers of America Comprehensive Roster of RITA Winners.” Romance Writers of America. 21 Mar. 2004 <http://www.rwanational.org/awards /comp_ritawinners_list.htm>zh_TW
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dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Spencer, LaVyrle. Hummingbird. New York: Jove Books, 1983.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) ---. Morning Glory. 1989. New York: Jove Books, 1990.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Thurston, Carol. The Romance Revolution: Erotic Novels for Women and the Quest for a New Sexual Identity. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 1987.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) “Top 100 Romances.” The Romance Reader. 21 Mar. 2004. <http://www.theromancereader.com/top100.html>zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Woodiwiss, Kathleen. The Flame and the Flower. New York: Avon Books, 1972.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) “Y2K Romance Reader’s Top 100 Romances.” All About Romance. 21 Mar. 2004. <http://www.likesbooks.com/top100y2k.html>zh_TW