Romance
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| "[A ''[[Romance]]'' is a] [[fictitious]] [[narrative]] in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon [[marvellous]] and [[uncommon]] [[incident]]s; [...] being thus opposed to the kindred term ''[[Novel]]'', [which is] “a fictitious narrative, differing from the ''Romance'', because the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events, and the [[modern society|modern state of society]].”--"[[Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and the Drama|Essay on Romance]]" (c. 1815) by Walter Scott | "[A ''[[Romance]]'' is a] [[fictitious]] [[narrative]] in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon [[marvellous]] and [[uncommon]] [[incident]]s; [...] being thus opposed to the kindred term ''[[Novel]]'', [which is] “a fictitious narrative, differing from the ''Romance'', because the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events, and the [[modern society|modern state of society]].”--"[[Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and the Drama|Essay on Romance]]" (c. 1815) by Walter Scott | ||
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| + | "Time and again, in the [[World history (field) |world's history]], [[where East meets West]], the spirit of [[romance]] has been born. [[Herodotus]] on his travels, [[Heliodorus]] carrying Ethiopian traditions to his bishopric, [[Apuleius]] the Carthaginian sojourning at Rome, are all parents of prose romance; and in mediaeval legend, [[Alexander]] in correspondence with the [[Brahmins]], [[Charlemagne]] in conflict with the [[Moors]], furnish the same unfailing inspiration."--''[[The English Novel (1894, Walter Raleigh)|The English Novel]]'' (1894) by Walter Raleigh | ||
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"[A Romance is a] fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents; [...] being thus opposed to the kindred term Novel, [which is] “a fictitious narrative, differing from the Romance, because the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events, and the modern state of society.”--"Essay on Romance" (c. 1815) by Walter Scott "Time and again, in the world's history, where East meets West, the spirit of romance has been born. Herodotus on his travels, Heliodorus carrying Ethiopian traditions to his bishopric, Apuleius the Carthaginian sojourning at Rome, are all parents of prose romance; and in mediaeval legend, Alexander in correspondence with the Brahmins, Charlemagne in conflict with the Moors, furnish the same unfailing inspiration."--The English Novel (1894) by Walter Raleigh |
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Romance or romantic usually refers to Romance (love), love emphasizing emotion over libido.
The term romance stems from vulgar Latin rōmānicē, "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin"). Ultimately it stems from Rome.
It may also refer to:
- Hellenistic romance, or Ancient Greek romance, a modern term for the genre of the five surviving Ancient Greek novels
- Chivalric romance , a genre of medieval and Renaissance narrative fiction
- Romance novel, a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
- Romantic love
- Romance languages, such as, but not limited to, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian
- Romance novel, a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
See also
