 A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary
ISBN: 978-0-631-23271-1
Hardcover
584 pages
November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages.
* Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day
* Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance's special relation to women readers
* Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres
* Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist
* Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples
* Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day
* Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance's special relation to women readers
* Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres
* Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist
* Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples
