News from Nowhere, Or, An Epoch of Rest

News from Nowhere, Or, An Epoch of Rest
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780192801777

Drawing on the work of Ruskin and Marx, this novel is a statement of the author's egalitarian convictions as well as a contribution to the utopian tradition. The text is based on that of 1891, incorporating the extensive revisions made by Morris to the first edition.

A Companion to Romance

A Companion to Romance
Author: Corinne Saunders
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0470999160

Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readers Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples