A Companion to Romance: From Classical to ContemporaryISBN: 978-0-631-23271-1
Hardcover
584 pages
October 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
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