Romance Writing by Lynne Pearce

Romance Writing by Lynne Pearce

Romance Writing explores the changing nature of both the romance genre and the discourse of romantic love from the seventeenth century to the present day. Indeed, it is one of the first studies to approach romantic love as both genre and discourse in more than sixty years.

"Breezy, adventurous and accessible, Romance Writing offers an ambitious cultural history of romantic love, exploring how it articulates with – and sometimes swerves dramatically from – the stories of romance as a genre, of courtship as an institution, and sex, sexuality and desireEn route Lynne Pearce tracks some of our cherished popular clichés to their literary heartlands."

Trev Broughton, University of New York

"In Romance Writing, Lynne Pearce implores us – with remarkable insight and unwavering perception – to reconsider our grand narratives of love. By positioning a new and thoroughgoing cultural history of romance, she succeeds in daring readers to investigate the endlessly seductive and confounding languages of literary love. In so doing, Pearce accomplishes one of criticism's greatest of feats: her book illuminates our minds, while challenging us to ponder the mysteries that live in our hearts."

Kenneth Womack, Penn State Altoona

"Lynne Pearce's Romance Writing spans an extraordinary range, from chivalry to chick-lit, and bravely pits romantic love against an array of its enemies: death, sex, marriage and self-help lifestyles."

Chris Baldick, Goldsmiths College

Lynne Pearce is Professor of Literary Theory and Women’s Writing, University of Lancaster

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780745630052
ISBN 10	0745630057
Title	Romance Writing
Author	Lynne Pearce
Series	Cultural History Of Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Polity
Year published	2007-01-05
Number of pages	232
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