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Romance is a fictitious narrative in prose or verse, the interest of | Romance is a fictitious narrative in prose or verse, the interest of which turns upon incidents either marvelous or uncommon(Encyclopedia Americana 646d). Romance originally denoted any verse narrative written in one of the [[Romance Languages]], during the Middle Ages(Merit Student Encyclopedia 117). Romance contains a brief history of romance as a literary form, of its extension and the influence throughout Western Europe up to and after the Renaissance, and of its reemergence in the 18th century(Encyclopaedia Britannica 1020). | ||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||
Romance. ''The Encyclopedia Americana''. 1829 | Romance. ''The Encyclopedia Americana''. 1829 | ||
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Romance
Romance is a fictitious narrative in prose or verse, the interest of which turns upon incidents either marvelous or uncommon(Encyclopedia Americana 646d). Romance originally denoted any verse narrative written in one of the Romance Languages, during the Middle Ages(Merit Student Encyclopedia 117). Romance contains a brief history of romance as a literary form, of its extension and the influence throughout Western Europe up to and after the Renaissance, and of its reemergence in the 18th century(Encyclopaedia Britannica 1020).
Works Cited
Romance. The Encyclopedia Americana. 1829