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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 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; and draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples.
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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 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; and draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples.