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Companion to Romance

From Classical to Contemporary

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Av Corinne Saunders

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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 dayIncorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readersComprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genresChallenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapistDraws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2006-12-08
  • Mått173 x 246 x 41 mm
  • Vikt1 007 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
  • Antal sidor580
  • FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ISBN9781405167277