Doubled Plots

Description:

"In art, myth, and popular culture, romance is connected with the realm of emotions, private thought, and sentimentality. History, its counterpart, is the seemingly objective compendium of public fact. In theory, the two genres are diametrically opposed, offering widely divergent views of human experience." "In this collection of essays, however, the writers challenge these basic assumptions and consider the two as parallel and as reflections of each other. Looking closely at specific narratives, they argue that romance and history share expectations and purposes and create the metaphors that can either hold cultures and institutions together or drive them apart. The writers explore the internal contradictions of both genres, as seen in works in which the elements of both romance and history are present. The theme that flows throughout this collection is that romance literature and art frequently engage with or comment on actual historical events or histories."--Jacket.

subjects: American Love stories,  History and criticism,  English Historical fiction,  English fiction,  American Historical fiction,  Women authors,  Plots (Drama, novel, etc.),  Women and literature,  English Love stories,  Literature and history,  American fiction,  Historical fiction, history and criticism,  American fiction, women authors,  American fiction, history and criticism,  English fiction, history and criticism,  Love stories, history and criticism,  American Romance fiction,  English Romance fiction

Places: United States,  English-speaking countries,  Great Britain