{"product_id":"9781405167277","title":"A Companion to Romance From Classical to Contemporary","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Romance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Classical to Contemporary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCorinne Saunders\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eCorinne Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in Medieval Literature at the University of Durham. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Medieval Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eRape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eChaucer\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) in the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Guides to Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 January 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405167277\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e580\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310818193548,"sku":"9781405167277","price":60.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405167277_e541e5df-b928-4c5d-8dcf-704e74839892.jpg?v=1780181359","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405167277","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}