A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary

Saunders, Corinne

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

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2004-10-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780631232711

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x177.8cm

Pages: 584.0