romance — romance1 romancer, n. n., adj. /roh mans , roh mans/; v. /roh mans /, n., v., romanced, romancing, adj. n. 1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or… … Universalium
Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… … Universalium
Romance (genre) — For the modern genre of romantic fiction, see Romance novel and Romance film. Yvain fighting Gawain. Medieval illumination from Chrétien de Troyes s romance, Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion … Wikipedia
Romance novel — For classical Romance novels, see Romanticism. Jane Austen was a pioneer of the genre. A 19th century illustration from Sense and Sensibility. The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English speaking… … Wikipedia
Romance (littérature romantique) — Une romance est un type de roman d amour développé dans certains pays anglophones, tels que les États Unis, le Canada, le Royaume Uni et l Australie. Il s agit d un anglicisme inspiré de romance novel. Considéré en France comme un genre mineur,… … Wikipédia en Français
Romance historique — La romance historique, également appelée roman d amour historique (« historical romance » en anglais) est, au sens moderne du terme, un sous genre littéraire de la romance ainsi que du roman historique. Elle met en scène une fiction… … Wikipédia en Français
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Literature — is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means acquaintance with letters (from Latin littera letter). In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and non fiction.DefinitionsThe word literature has… … Wikipedia
Romance (love) — Romance is a general term that refers to a celebration of life often through art, music and the attempt to express love with words or deeds. [ Cambridge Advanced Learner s Dictionary; Love 101 : To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong… … Wikipedia
Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic … Wikipedia