The Progress of Romance

E246632

The Progress of Romance is an influential 1785 critical study by Clara Reeve that traces the history and development of the romance genre in literature.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Progress of Romance canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book
literary criticism work
non-fiction work
advocates moral and didactic function of fiction
associatedWith Gothic fiction
history of the novel
author Clara Reeve
authorGender female
authorNationality English
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
critiques excesses of Gothic and romantic fiction
describes evolution of romance from classical to modern forms
examines moral impact of reading romances
relationship between romance and realism
firstEditionFormat prose
focusesOn development of romance in literature
genre literary criticism
literary history
hasCriticalReception considered an important early work of novel theory
hasPart survey of ancient romances
survey of medieval romances
survey of modern romances
influenced later literary historians of the novel
influencedBy earlier English romance tradition
language English
literaryMovementContext 18th-century literary criticism
mainSubject history of the romance genre
romance literature
notableFor early systematic history of the romance genre
influence on later studies of the novel and romance
publicationYear 1785
settingOfFrameNarrative England
structure dialogue form
timePeriodDiscussed 18th century literature
Middle Ages
classical antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clara Reeve notableWork The Progress of Romance