074. Ma'am, this is Problematic: The Secular Scripture pt 2 with Dr. Angela Toscano

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse

Dr. Angela Toscano returns to continue our discussion of The Secular Scripture by Northrop Frye and how it's an urtext for understanding the romance genre. You'll definitely want to go listen to part 1, which is episode 73, before listening to this one

In part 2, we'll be discussing how identity must evolve in romance, the possibility inherent to the romance, and how we can have more critical conversations about problematic things in romance without demanding its eradication - because let's be honest, everything is problematic.

Show Notes:

Listen to part 1: 073. Structuring Romance: The Secular Scripture pt 1 with Dr. Angela Toscano

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Guest: Dr. Angela Toscano

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Books Discussed:

The Secular Scripture by Northrop Frye

What to read next if you like Frye:

• On Fairy Stories by JRR Tolkein
• A Natural History of the Romance by Pamela Regis
• Anatomy of Criticism by Northrop Frye
• Meditations on Don Quixote by Ortega y Gasset
• True Story of the Novel by Margaret Doody
• Poetic Diction by Owen Barfield

The diagram I drew when reading about identity in The Secular Scripture

Romancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive (2020)

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