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A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary
By
Corinne Saunders (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackwell Pub
Publication date
January 22, 2007
Pages
565
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781405167277
ISBN-10
1405167270
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
2.20 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$60.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 romanceâs 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
Editions
Hardcover
from Blackwell Pub (November 5, 2004)
9780631232711 | details & prices | 565 pages | 7.00 × 10.00 × 2.25 in. | 2.62 lbs | List price $234.00
Paperback
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from Blackwell Pub (January 22, 2007); titled "A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary"
9781405167277 | details & prices | 565 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 2.20 lbs | List price $60.95
About: Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define.
About: Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define.
Miscellaneous
from Blackwell Pub (April 15, 2008); titled "A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary"
9780470999165 | details & prices | 584 pages | List price $183.95
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