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Romance according to Wikipedia: | QUOTE | To be considered of the romance genre, a novel should adhere to the following criteria:
* the story must focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people.
* the story must have an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.
If a novel does not fulfill those conditions, many fans of the genre are likely to claim that it belongs to a related genre, such as women's fiction, or that it is just a mainstream fiction novel.
Some romance novel readers would claim that the genre has additional restrictions, from plot considerations such as the protagonists meeting early on in the story, to avoiding possible themes, such as neither hero nor heroine committing adultery in the course of their relationship developing. However, these are not hard-and-fast rules, and some writers deliberately write stories that may put off some readers in order to push the genre's boundaries.
Disagreements have surfaced regarding the firm requirement for a happy ending, or the place of same-sex relationships within the genre. Some readers admit stories without a happy ending, if the focus of the story is on the romantic love between the two main characters (e.g. Romeo and Juliet). Although classic romance novels always have a heterosexual pairing, with the growing acceptance of same-sex relationships in mainstream culture, some might also argue for the inclusion of storylines featuring same-sex couples. |
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