Focusing on the diverse expressions of this literary form at this time there, in prose fiction, narrative poetry, and drama, this course should especially interest those attracted to early modern studies, or to the history and development of the novel, or to the theory and history of literary forms. From around 1575 to 1610, the writing of romance became particularly vibrant in England. Its great exponents include Ariosto, Tasso, Cervantes, Sidney, Spenser, and Shakespeare. In its uniquely serendipitous version of the world, few social conventions or expectations can be taken for granted. It was characterized by much narrative variety, multiple plots, open-ended structures, digression, coincidence, fantasy, wonder, and wish-fulfillment. Description: One of the centrally fashionable literary genres of early modern Europe, romance was the most important precursor of the novel, though in many ways different.
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