Romance
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Romance and romantic both derive from the Latin romanice meaning "in the Roman manner". Uses in English vary widely by subject and context.
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[edit] Relationships
- Romantic love
- Romantic friendship, a very close but non-sexual relationship
[edit] Culture broadly
- Romanticism, an artistic and intellectual movement in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
- Neo-romanticism, also known as post-romanticism and late-romanticism
- German Romanticism, the dominant cultural movement of much of the nineteenth century in German-speaking countries
- Romantic nationalism, a form of nationalism
- Romance languages, Indo-European languages that descend from Latin, such as French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
[edit] Fiction
- Romance novel, a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
- Romance (genre), a genre of medieval and renaissance narrative fiction
- Men's romantic fiction, romance from a male perspective
- Ruritanian romance, adventure tales focusing on imaginary Mid-European and Eastern European countries
- Scientific romance, an archaic name for the fiction genre now generally known as science fiction
- Planetary romance a (still current) name for science fictional tales of adventure taking place on a planet
- Romance, a 1905 novel by Joseph Conrad
[edit] Poetry
- Romantic poetry, that is, poetry of the Romantic movement during the late 18th and 19th centuries
- "Romance", a 1829 poem by Edgar Allan Poe
[edit] Music
- Romantic music, that is, music of (or similar to that of) the Romantic movement from roughly 1815-1910
- Romance (music), a simple, lyrical piece of music for solo voice or instrument; and the common title or subtitle of several musical compositions
- Neoromanticism (music), a trend in European classical music in the second half of 19th century; often used today to describe contemporary music in style of the Romantic period
- New Romantic, a New Wave music subgenre and fashion movement primarily in England
- The Romantics, an American rock 'n roll band from Detroit
- Romance (Seldom album), a 2002 album by Seldom
[edit] Cinema
- Romance film, a film whose plot centers around romantic love
- Romantic comedy film
- Romantic drama film
- Romance (1930 film)
- Romance (1999 film), a film directed by Catherine Breillat
[edit] Place names
[edit] See also
fr:Romance ja:ロマン nn:Romantikk ru:Романс simple:Romance tl:Romansa
