Hello Friends,
Recently, I started typing the word, Romance into an internet search engine, and before I was finished, it was filling out the letters with the word, Roman. I stopped typing and thought about it. Yes, that’s right, Romance is made up of the word Roman with ‘ce’ added onto the end. Intrigued, I wondered if Romance had a connection to the ancient Romans in some way, and started researching.
Yes, the history of Romance starts in the Latin speaking provinces of
Rome. Then a jump in evolution to the 1300’s and an old French version of the
word means—in the Roman style. In the 1600’s, Romance became associated with
love stories but not in the way we know them today. Romance conveyed a lively,
adventurous quality in a story or piece of writing. Finally, in the 1800’s, Romance
became associated with love affairs.
Interestingly, three of the most famous romance novels were written in
the 1800’s, and they were;
Today, Romance books belong to a best-selling genre with over $1
billion dollars in sales per year. The 1600’s lively, adventurous quality of
the writing can still be found in Romance books. A promise is also made
to the reader of modern Romance stories. Love will triumph, and the couple’s
troubles, obstacles, excitement and fun will lead to a happy ending.
Having a stash of romance novels waiting to be read, is one of the
pleasures in life to be enjoyed!
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Take care,
stay well,
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