RomanceRoutledge, 9 sep 2004 - 158 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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... Renaissance,1450—1600—History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series. PN56.R6F83 2004 809.3—dc22 2004003902 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0-203 ...
... Renaissance The (re)invention of romance Chivalry and its sequels Romance in the New World Mad for chivalry Literary hierarchies and the Shakespearean fallacy 33 37 39 42 5o 55 57 4 Post-Renaissance Transformations Pastoral retreat ...
Barbara Fuchs. 4 Post-Renaissance Transformations Pastoral retreat, heroic excess, passionate pleasure Romance versus novel Romancing the Gothic Gothic as genre Romance and Romanticism Romance and “genre literature" FURTHER READING ...
... Renaissance onwards. The opposition between epic and romance, explored most recently by David Quint, is perhaps most clearly visible in Virgil's Aeneid (29—1 9 BC) the story of the Trojan Aeneas' foundation of Rome. Virgil juxtaposes ...
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2 Medieval Romance | 37 |
3 Romance in the Renaissance | 66 |
4 PostRenaissance Transformations | 99 |
FURTHER READING | 131 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | 133 |
INDEX | 142 |