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Romance. ''The Encyclopedia Americana''. 1829 | Romance. ''The Encyclopedia Americana''. 1829 | ||
Webster, Merriam. ''Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature''. Merriam Webster, Incorporated, 1995 | |||
Romance. ''Merit Student Encyclopedia''.Vol 16. 1977 | Romance. ''Merit Student Encyclopedia''.Vol 16. 1977 | ||
Drabble, Margaret. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature''. 5th ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 1985 | |||
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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 is a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural(Webster 962). A new interest in the medieval romance contributed to the naming of the nineteenth century, Romanticism(Drabble 842).
Works Cited
Romance. The Encyclopedia Americana. 1829
Webster, Merriam. Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam Webster, Incorporated, 1995
Romance. Merit Student Encyclopedia.Vol 16. 1977
Drabble, Margaret. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 1985