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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... knights, and clerks Love in the time ofchivalry Romancing antiquity Chivalry and adventure Romance genres 3 Romance in the Renaissance The (re)invention of romance Chivalry and its sequels Romance in the New World Mad for chivalry ...
... Knights Success to their Damosels Misfortunes, and such like, when he is forced to be very well convinced that 'tis all a lye. \X/illiam Congreve, “Preface to Incognita,1691" “Romance" is most often used in literary studies to allude to ...
... knights and ladies, and their chivalric pursuits. They are often organized around a quest, whether for love or adventure, and involve a variety of marvelous elements. This is the genre from which we derive our popular sense of romance ...
... Knight (aka St. George) and his fight against the apocalyptic dragon who terrorizes Eden in Book I of Edmund ... knights; And all who since, baptized or infidel jousted in Aspramont or Montalban, Damasco, or Marocco, or Trebisond, Or ...
... knight who appears evil by virtue of his unknowability and oppositional stance is eventually revealed as a version ofthe self, while evil is projected onto an otherworldly realm of magic (Jameson I975: 161). This understanding, as I ...
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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 |