Articles liés à Companion to Romance: From Classical To Contemporary

Companion to Romance: From Classical To Contemporary - Couverture rigide

 
9780631232711: Companion to Romance: From Classical To Contemporary
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0631232710 ISBN 13 : 9780631232711
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages.

  • Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day
  • Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance's special relation to women readers
  • Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres
  • Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist
  • Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Corinne Saunders is a Reader in Medieval Literature at the University of Durham. Her previous publications include The Forest of Medieval Romance (1993), Rape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England (2001) and Chaucer (2001) in the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Wiley-Blackwell
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0631232710
ISBN 13 
9780631232711
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
584
Éditeur
Saunders Corinne
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible