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romance novel: a standalone construct

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Genre studies

prose fiction centred on a heroine's courtship and engagement, built from recurring narrative elements and ending happily.

In genre studies, romance novel refers to prose fiction centred on a heroine's courtship and engagement, built from recurring narrative elements and ending happily. This meaning comes from Regis (2003) in A natural history of the romance novel.[1]

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courtship3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs engagement8 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, seven constructs genre3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Regis, P. (2003). A natural history of the romance novel. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812233032

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