Genre
Ruritanian Romance
The Novel and Its Forms
Ruritanian romance is a genre of literature, film and theatre comprising novels, stories, plays and films set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe, such as the "Ruritania" that gave the genre its name.
Facts
Notable ExampleThe Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1894) 1 Defining TraitStories centered on the ruling classes, almost always aristocracy and royalty 1 Ruritanian Romance
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Source Wikipedia: The Prisoner of Zenda
Form Of Genre
Sources
1. Ruritanian romance (Wikipedia)
History of the genre
it was the great popularity of Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) which set the type
Opening paragraph
centered on the ruling classes, almost always aristocracy and royalty
View the SourceWikipedia: The Prisoner of Zenda
WikipediaFeatures Author: The Prisoner of Zenda, Infobox, genre fieldQuote, Features Author: The Prisoner of Zenda, Infobox, genre field
Genre: Adventure fiction, Ruritanian romance
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