ROMANCE

[O.Fr.,=something written in the popular language, i.e., a Romance language]. The roman of the Middle Ages was a form of chivalric and romantic literature widely diffused throughout Europe from the 11th cent. With the Provençal troubadours the roman was a form of narrative, originally sung but later recited before courts. The trouvères lengthened these into the chansons de geste and the romans d'aventures, or romances of love and adventure. It is from the latter class that the modern romance descends (see novel).

See studies by A. B. Taylor (1930, repr. 1969), G. Beer (1970), and E. Vinaver (1971).

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Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance
Book by Rodney Sampson; Oxford University, 1999
Subjects: Romance Languages--Nasality, Romance Languages--Vowels
NASAL VOWEL EVOLUTION IN ROMANCE -ii- Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance RODNEY SAMPSON OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD...Cataloging in SYSTEMation Data Nasal vowel evolution in Romance/Rodney Sampson. Includes bibliographical references...
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Subject Inversion in Romance and the Theory of Universal Grammar
Book by Aafke Hulk, Jean-Yves Pollock; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative And General, Romance Languages--Topic And Comment, Romance Languages--Word Order
SUBJECT INVERSION IN ROMANCE AND THE THEORY OF UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR...Clausal Structure: A Comparative Study of Romance Languages Raffaella Zanuttini Tense...Eithne Guilfoyle Subject Inversion in Romance and the Theory of Universal Grammar...
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An Introduction to Romance Linguistics
Book by D. Lincoln Canfield, J. Cary Davis; Southern Illinois University Press, 1975
Subjects: Romance Languages
An Introduction to Romance Linguistics D. Lincoln Canfield J. Cary...Canfield, Delos Lincoln An introduction to Romance linguistics. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Romance languages. I. Davis, John Cary, joint author...
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Romance Revisited
Book by Lynne Pearce, Jackie Stacey; Lawrence & Wishart, 1995
Subjects: Feminism And Literature--Great Britain, Lesbians In Literature, Love Stories, English--History And Criticism, Man-Woman Relationships In Literature, Women And Literature--Great Britain
Romance Revisited Romance Revisited edited by Lynne Pearce and Jackie Stacey Lawrence...labours of love contributed to the success of the conference (the Romance Team) and, in particular, for Liz Wilkinson. Acknowledgements We...
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Romance and the Erotics of Property: Mass-Market Fiction for Women
Book by Jan Cohn; Duke University Press, 1988
Subjects: American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Love Stories, American--History And Criticism, Love Stories, English--History And Criticism, Popular Literature--United States--History And Criticism, Property In Literature, Women--United States--Books And Reading
Romance AND THE EROTICS OF PROPERTY Mass-Market Fiction for...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cohn, Jan, 1933- Romance and the erotics of property/ Jan Cohn. Bibliography...MARRIAGE 13 2 THE ROMANCE HERO 39 3 THE VICTORIAN POPULAR ROMANCE...
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History, Romance, and the Sublime Sound of Truth in Ivanhoe (1)
Journal article by John Morillo, Wade Newhouse; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 32, 2000
Subjects: England--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Historical fiction--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ivanhoe (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Novelists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Romance literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Scott, Walter--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
HISTORY, ROMANCE, AND THE SUBLIME SOUND OF TRUTH IN IVANHOE...the discursive powers of history versus romance, and the rhetorical problems of decorum...emerge: some version of fiction-be it romance or Gothic-versus some version of history...
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Hume, Romance, and the Unruly Imagination
Journal article by Rebecca Tierney-Hynes; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 47, 2007
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Works, Hume, David--Criticism and interpretation, Hume, David--Works, Romance fiction--Criticism and interpretation, Romance literature--Criticism and interpretation, Romances (Fiction)--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Works
Hume, Romance, and the Unruly Imagination. by Rebecca...most dramatic changes in this period: romance. Christensen comments, of Humes theory...the relationship Hume theorizes between romance and reader lurk in the background of his...
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History, Romance, and the Sublime Sound of Truth in Ivanhoe (2)
Journal article by John Morillo, Wade Newhouse; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 32, 2000
Subjects: England--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Historical fiction--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ivanhoe (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Novelists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Romance literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Scott, Walter--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
HISTORY, ROMANCE, AND THE SUBLIME SOUND OF TRUTH IN IVANHOE...Ivanhoe, continued into Scotts "Essay on Romance," which, together with the "Essay on Chivalry...as the mode closer to truth than Norman romance is underscored when Scott has Cedric respond...
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The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary Formations of English Colonialism
Journal article by Kim F. Hall; Shakespeare Studies, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary Formations of English Colonialism (Book)--Reviews
The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary...Colonialism by Kim F. Hall The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary...perspective. Joan Pong Lintons excellent Romance of the New World helps correct that absence...
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The Transatlantic Romance of Celestial Motion: Revolutionary Objects and Fictional Historiography
Journal article by Robert Lawrence Gunn; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 39, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, Romance fiction--Criticism and interpretation, Romance literature--Criticism and interpretation, Romances (Fiction)--Criticism and interpretation
The Transatlantic Romance of Celestial Motion: Revolutionary Objects...cultural anxieties about the status of "romance writing" as compared to other representational...between the categories of "history" and "romance," and what might that distinction say...
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Don't Write off Romance: Thought You Could Dismiss It? Think Again: Meet Nora Roberts, the Queen of the Genre, Who Reigns over a Changed Landscape
Magazine article by Kristin Kloberdanz; Book, March 2002
Subjects: Publishing industry--Products, Roberts, Nora--Authorship, Romance fiction--Authorship
Dont write off romance: thought you could dismiss it? Think...in 1981, she has helped lead American romance away from its cliches of simpering heroines...women at the center of the universe. And romance now represents almost 40 percent of all...
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No Romance
Magazine article by Xiaolu Guo; New Statesman, Vol. 136, December 17, 2007
Subjects: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Book)--Excerpts, Romance fiction--Excerpts, Romance literature--Excerpts, Romances (Fiction)--Excerpts
No Romance. by Xiaolu Guo You can check any Chinese dictionary, theres no word for romance. We say "Lo Man", copying the English pronunciation. What the fuck use was a word like romance to me anyway? There wasnt much of it about...
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A Scientific Romance: The Author of A Short History of Progress Envisions a World Recovering from Environmental Wounds
Magazine article by Ronald Wright; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 34, March 2008
Subjects: A Scientific Romance (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Works, Environmental protection--Social aspects, Wright, Ronald--Works, Writers--Works
A Scientific Romance: The Author of A Short History of Progress...When I began writing A Scientific Romance 15 years ago, I pictured the ruins our...works. Published in 1997, A Scientific Romance attracted numerous awards including The...
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The Beautiful Game: British Romance V Chinese Heroism and Gallic Horror
Magazine article by Mark Kermode; New Statesman, Vol. 133, September 27, 2004
Subjects: Hero (Motion picture)--Movie reviews, Motion pictures--Movie reviews, Switchblade Romance (Motion picture)--Movie reviews, Wimbledon (Motion picture)--Movie reviews
The Beautiful Game: British Romance V Chinese Heroism and Gallic Horror...Wimbledon (12A) Hero (12A) Switchblade Romance (18) After the sickly-sweet mush...need look no further than Switchblade Romance, a terrifically nasty genre throw-back...
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The Romance of Magno Rubio: Ma-Yi Theater Company
Magazine article by Matt Zugale; American Theatre, Vol. 25, February 2008
Subjects: The Romance of Magno Rubio (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
The Romance of Magno Rubio: Ma-Yi Theater Company. by Matt Zugale Loy Arcenas...the Spanish-influenced music of the Philippines. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The Romance of Magno Rubio, by Lonnie Carter (based on a story by Carlos Bulosan, with...
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Romance Writers Do It All for Love Lisle Fundraiser to Aid Heart Association
Newspaper article by Susan Dibble; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 9, 2006
Subjects: Fund raising events
Romance Writers Do It All for Love Lisle Fundraiser to Aid Heart...resident Kelle Z. Riley is a chemist. By night, she is a romance writer whose first full-length novel, "Dangerous Affairs...from technical works to fantasy and mystery - said it was romance writing that finally won her heart. "What I enjoyed was...
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Finding Romance Online; Steamy Stories, the Privacy of a Kindle; Together They Make Genre Sales Superhot
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 19, 2009
Subjects: Amazon.com Inc., Computer services industry, E-books, Information technology services industry
Finding Romance Online; Steamy Stories, the Privacy of...perennially top-selling free classics. Romance happens to be one of the few fiction genres...for Harlequin, the name synonymous with romance novels and the genres leader in market...
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Is Romance Dead or Just Sleeping? Emma Johnson Looks at How Much or How Little It Can Take to Show You Really Care
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 14, 2005
Is Romance Dead or Just Sleeping? Emma Johnson Looks...in three marriages end in divorce isnt romance supposed to be dead? Is it even acceptable...ex-wives and ex-husbands - is it any wonder romance comes last for many couples? A quick...
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Many Happy Endings for Local Romance Novelists
Newspaper article by Christian Toto; The Washington Times, July 25, 2000
Many happy endings for local romance novelists by Christian Toto Romance novelist Donna Kauffman attributes the start of...secrets with fledgling novelists this week when the Romance Writers of America (RWA) gathers for its 20th...
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Love Is in the Air Village Theatre Guild Presents Two-Act Musical, 'Romance, Romance'
Newspaper article by Ann Piccininni; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 20, 2008
...Air Village Theatre Guild Presents Two-Act Musical, Romance, Romance. by Ann Piccininni Byline: Ann Piccininni...time in their lives, just about everyone looks for romance - in a partner, in a beautiful sunset, in the lyric...
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Romance Languages
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROMANCE LANGUAGES group of languages belonging to the Italic...Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Among the more important Romance languages are Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Occitan, Rhaeto-Romanic, Romanian, and Spanish. The spread of some Romance languages to other parts of the world, especially the Western...
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Romance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROMANCE O.Fr.,=something written in the popular language, i.e., a Romance language . The roman of the Middle Ages was a form of...the chansons de geste and the romans daventures, or romances of love and adventure. It is from the latter class that...
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Cressida , in Medieval Romance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CRESSIDA , in medieval romance in medieval romance: see Troilus and Cressida . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Linguistic Relationships Among Romance Languages (Table)
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LINGUISTIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ROMANCE LANGUAGES (table) Linguistic Relationships among Romance Languages English Latin Portuguese Spanish French Italian Romanian black niger negro negro noir nero negru do facere...
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Bayard , Horse, in Chivalric Romance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BAYARD , horse, in chivalric romance ba rd, Ital. Baiardo bayar do, in chivalric romance, a bay horse, remarkable for his spirit and for his unique ability to fit his size to his rider. He appears in the 12th-century French epic Renaud...
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