Routledge Companion to Romantic Love

<p><em>The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love</em> is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary reference work essential for students and researchers interested in the field of love romance and popular romance fiction. This<i> </i>first-of-its-kind volume illustrates the broad and interdisciplinary nature of love studies. International contributors including leaders in their field reflect a range of perspectives from cultural studies history literature popular romance studies American studies sociology and gender studies. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors the <em>Companion</em> is divided into 12 parts:</p><p>Love romance and historical and social change </p><p>Love and feminist discourses</p><p>Love and popular romance fiction </p><p>Love gender and sexuality </p><p>Romancing Australia </p><p>South and Southeast Asian romance communities </p><p>Nation place and identity in US popular romance novels</p><p>Romantic love and national identity in Chinese and Taiwanese discourses of love</p><p>Muslim and Middle Eastern romances </p><p>Discourses of romance fiction and technologies of power</p><p>Writing love and romance </p><p>Legal and theological fiction and sexual politics</p><p>This is an important and unique collection aimed at researchers and students across cultural studies women and gender studies literature studies and sociology. </p>