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Classic Love and Romance Literature

An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes
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This text provides entries encompassing more than 60 novel-length works and 68 authors. The encyclopaedia addresses the plots, characters, concepts, and authors of traditional romance literature and "classic" works. There are entries for major works, individual authors, major characters, and important terms and concepts for understanding romance elements. The introduction discusses the elements important to an understanding of traditional romance, and also provides an historical overview of the development of the genre. Entries include: "The Accidental Tourist"; "The African Queen"; Jane Austen; fairy tales; George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion"; Heathcliffe; love triangles; satire; Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Much Ado About Nothing"; "A Tale of Two Cities"; Edith Wharton; and "Wuthering Heights".

Author Biography:

Viginia Brackett is assistant professor at Triton College, River Grove, IL.
Release date NZ
May 25th, 1999
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Undergraduate
Pages
406
Dimensions
178x254x23
ISBN-13
9780874369557
Product ID
6037237

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