01-19-2010, 12:21 PM | #61 |
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I really don't understand how "An accidental tourist" could be called 'romance'? I've read it. Seen the film. Romance???
This is erotica that's far closer to porn than romance. Once you get around to read it you'll see why. |
01-19-2010, 12:35 PM | #62 |
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I nominate Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.
From amazon.co.uk: In a resonant prose style, Malory charts the tragic disintegration of the fellowship of the Round Table, destroyed from within by warring factions. Recounting the life of King Arthur, the knightly exploits of Sir Lancelot du Lake, Sir Tristram, Sir Gawain, and the quest for the Holy Grail, Le Morte Darthur depicts the contradictions that underscore the Fellowship's chivalric ideals. A pervading tension cumulates in the revelation of Lancelot and Guenivere's illicit passion, and in Arthur's powerlessness to prevent a related outbreak of violence and revenge. Last edited by Ea; 01-19-2010 at 12:45 PM. |
01-19-2010, 12:39 PM | #63 |
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My nomination is Alessandro Manzoni's the Betrothed.
I'm fairly sure it's PD everywhere. Summary here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bet...(Manzoni_novel) There have been lots of translations, but I cannot find one in Gutenberg. It's on the kindle, though: http://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Classi.../dp/B000SP5JLM Last edited by Format C:; 01-19-2010 at 12:47 PM. |
01-19-2010, 12:43 PM | #64 |
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I nominate "The House of the Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Even the real men here might be able to stomach that...
From feedbooks.com: In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family’s salvation—or its downfall. Hawthorne called The House of the Seven Gables “a Romance,” and freely bestowed upon it many fascinating gothic touches. A brilliant intertwining of the popular, the symbolic, and the historical, the novel is a powerful exploration of personal and national guilt, a work that Henry James declared “the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel.” |
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I agree. I just think in this case that these short stories don't fit comfortably within most general definitions of 'romance'. As far as I remember, they were also written with the intent of being porn.
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I couldn't help wondering.... Is the Real Men here actually afraid to tackle a romance novel such as the kind Nora Roberts write? Or are you just too, too sensitive, poor dears?
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I tried her first 'In Death' novel, but only got half way through it - but I would be prepared to gird my loins and take another crack at it if it wins the vote.
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