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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... romance, asking what broader issues might be in play explores definitions which might help us to recognize and analyze it in new forms argues the usefulness of romance to critics as a literary strategy rather than a fixed genre Romance ...
... approach to key topics in literary studies. Also available in this series: Autobiography by Linda Anderson Class by Gary Day Colo nia Iism/Postcolo nialism by Ania Loo m ba Culture/Metaculture by Francis M ulhern Discourse by Sara Mills ...
Barbara Fuchs. Para Todd, gquién mas? CoNTENTs SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction Definitions Genre, mode, strategy.
Barbara Fuchs. CoNTENTs SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction Definitions Genre, mode, strategy English only? 1 Classical Romance Odyssean wanderings The genre of“Greek romance" Romance or novel? Some recent controversies ...
... romance, as a critical idiom, may be most useful to contemporary readers if it retains some of its historical commodiousness and is conceptualized as a set of literary strategies that can be adopted by different forms. Thus, although ...
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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 |