Saunders, Corinne
A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary
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
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / General LIT000000
- Author(s)
- Saunders, Corinne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 565 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470999165
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631232711
