{"product_id":"a-companion-to-romance-corinne-saunders-9780631232711","title":"A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corinne Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0631232710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631232711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.82h x 7.06w x 1.90d","brand":"Corinne Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013772914943,"sku":"9780631232711","price":262.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98590f3c-37c1-4f7c-af16-893bfa1fd739.jpg?v=1767744678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-romance-corinne-saunders-9780631232711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}