Book description
Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously
difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many
permutations of romance throughout the ages. Comprising 30 essays written by
leading authorities in the field, it considers the historical and literary
development of the genre from its classical origins to the present day. The
focus is on English literature, although this is placed within the larger
context of perceptions of romance. The book incorporates discussion of the
changing readership of romance, particularly romance's special relation to
women readers. It challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is
exclusively escapist, drawing on a wide range of specific and influential
literary examples. The Companion is suitable for general readers and
for those beginning their study of literature, as well as for readers
seeking more specialized information on the issue of romance or on the
individual types of writing, writers, and works considered
About the author
Corinne Saunders is a Reader in Medieval Literature at the
University of Durham. Contributors to this volume: Elizabeth
Archibald, W. R. J. Barron, Derek Brewer, Helen Cooper, Richard Cronin,
David Fairer, Robert Fraser, David Fuller, Jerrold E. Hogle, Kathryn
Hume, Andrew King, Edward Larrissy, Richard Mathews, Ulrika Maude, Clare
Morgan, Lori Humphrey Newcomb, Francis O'Gorman, Michael O'Neill, Leonee
Ormond, Lynne Pearce, Fiona Price, Clive Probyn, Fiona robertson, Andrew
Saunders, Corinne Saunders, John Simons, Raymond H. Thompson, Lisa Vargo
and Judith Weiss.
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