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073. Structuring Romance: The Secular Scripture pt 1 with Dr. Angela Toscano
073. Structuring Romance: The Secular Scripture pt 1 with Dr. Angela Toscano
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51 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Angela Toscano, a romance scholar, writer, and researcher joins Shelf Love to discuss literary critic Northrop Frye's 1976 book The Secular Scripture: A study of the structure of romance. Although it's 44 years old and isn't only about romance novels, it has a lot to say that's relevant to the popular romance genre in the year 2020 - and Angela and I call on many examples from more recent books you may be familiar with as well as other examples from pop culture.For example, how is the structure of romance fundamentally different from that of literary, epic works? Why is "mere entertainment" so derided by the academy and what's wrong with the phony infinite? What's the difference between a maze with no plan and a maze, not without a plan? How does romance focus on the polarity between the idyllic world we want and the subterranean world we don't want, but not the life we have? And how does the dog always know?This is part 1 of our conversation. Part 2: out 12/26/20.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsRomancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive (2020)Guest: Dr. Angela ToscanoTwitter | Website | JPRS Notes & QueriesBooks Discussed:The Secular Scripture by Northrop FryeThe Hathaways by Lisa KleypasRomancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive (2020)
Released:
Dec 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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