RomancePsychology Press, 2004 - 146 pagina's Often derided as an inferior form of literature, 'romance' as a literary mode or genre defies satisfactory definition, dividing critics, scholars and readers alike. This useful guidebook traces the myriad transformations of 'romance' from medieval courtly love to Mills and Boon, and claims that its elusive and complex nature serves as a touchstone for larger questions of literary and cultural theory, such as:
The case for 'romance' as a concept is presented clearly and imaginatively, arguing that its usefulness to contemporary critics can be maintained if it is regarded as a literary strategy rather than a fixed genre. In encouraging the reader to consider the fluidity of literature, Romance will be of equal value to all students of historical and comparative literatures and of modern literary forms. |
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... Ercilla, Alonso de (1993) La Araucana, Isaias Lerner (ed.), Madrid: Catedra. Field, Rosalind (ed.) (1999) Tradition and Transformation in Medieval Romance, Rochester, NY: D.S. Brewer. Fisher, Sheila (2000) "Women and Men in Late ...
... Ercilla, Alonso de: La Araucana 83—5 Fielding, Henry 106, 108; Shame/a 114 fllm100,125,129—30 Fisher, Sheila 50 formulae, literary 124-5, 127—30; see also “genre literature" Fowles, john: The French Lieutenant's Woman 129 Frye, Northrop ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 1 |
1 Classical Romance | 12 |
2 Medieval Romance | 37 |
3 Romance in the Renaissance | 66 |
4 PostRenaissance Transformations | 99 |
FURTHER READING | 131 |
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