A comedy? A romance? A little of both? Shakespeare's The Winter Tale is the focus of an overview appropriate for those who are considering using the play for the first time. 

This site defines and identifies characteristics for the Romance, the novel, and the Gothic novel. Uses good examples to distinguish between these genres.

This site distinguishes between novels and Romances and examines the characteristics of the novel, the Romance, and the Gothic novel.

Background information on courtly love as reflected in "romance" literature of the Middle Ages.

These two paragraphs describe the medieval narrative romance, contrasting it with the epic.

Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.

An encyclopedia article about the second author of the Romance of the Rose, Jean Clopines de Meun (or Meung). The article focuses on classical and medieval sources. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...

This commercial site contains information about the sapphire's physical properties and where it can be found. Also discusses the history and romance related to the stone and includes a description of its quality.

The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."

This site gives details into the life of Anne Boleyn. Provides a biography, letters written by Anne, insight into the romance between her and Henry VIII, and more.

In addition to providing both Modern English and Middle English texts of Malory's "Morte d'Arthur, Luminarium provides several biographies, and essays on Malory and his works.

A comprehensive investigation into the work of Spanish master Romantic painter Francisco Goya. With links to sections on techniques, prints, drawings, paintings, and many more categories this is an excellent resource for the study of the...

A discussion of middle English lyrics, examining both religious and secular lyrics with examples. Excerpt from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

This Bibliomania site provides a biographical note about Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Includes links to four full texts of his works: Mrs. Bullfrog, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Great Carbuncle, and The Scarlet Letter.

Examine the historical and economic impact of the Pennsylvania's steel industry. Included in this historical account are video, maps, and pictorial artifacts of this era.

This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.

This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.

This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.

Overview from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy of the threefold Greek typology for love: agape, eros, and philia. Summarizes also the Neoplatonic-Christian view of "love" and, in later centuries, "romantic love."

This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.