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
Avainsanat: LITERARY CRITICISM / General LIT000000
- Tekijä(t)
- Saunders, Corinne
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2008
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 565 sivua
- Kategoria
- Kirjallisuudentutkimus
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470999165
- Painetun ISBN
- 9780631232711