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A Companion to Romance : From Classical to Contemporary.
Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Comprising 30 essays written by leading authorities in the field, it considers the historical and literary development of the gen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester :
John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
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| Colección: | Blackwell companions to literature and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Comprising 30 essays written by leading authorities in the field, it considers the historical and literary development of the genre from its classical origins to the present day. The focus is on English literature, although this is placed within the larger context of perceptions of romance. The book incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance, particularly romance's special relation to women readers. It chal. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (582 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470999165 0470999160 |