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<p><b>Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking<i>Companion</i> surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages.</b></p><ul><li>Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day</li><li>Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romances special relation to women readers</li><li>Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres</li><li>Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist</li><li>Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples</li></ul>