General references:
Heliodorus’ The Ethiopian Story
Courtly love
Don Quixote
Courtly love in Shakespeare
Platonic love stories
History of Domestic Violence
Do Romance Novels Ruin Relationships
Racism in Romance Novels
Books/written works:
- The Ethiopian Story by Heliodorus
- Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
- The Courtly Love Theme in Shakespeare’s Plays by Douglas Henry Cherry
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- The Matter of Britain by various authors
- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
- The Man of La Mancha musical with book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion
- Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- The Natural History of the Romance Novel by Pamela Regis
- The Switch by Beth O’Leary
- Bridgerton series by Julie Quinn
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
- True Grit by Charles Portis
Movies:
- Bridgerton
- Rosaline
- Yellowstone
- 1883
Authors/Creators:
- Courtney Love
- Veronica Roth
- Amie Kaufman
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Baldassare Castiglione
- Philip Sidney
- Edmund Spenser
- Thomas Malory
- Marie de France
- Anthony Warlow
- The Bronte sisters
- Jilly Cooper
- Johanna Lindsey
- Hallmark
- Harlequin/Mills & Boon
- Disney
- Jenny Cruise
- Nina Baym
- Zane Grey
- Louis L’Amour
Characters:
- Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Pink Panther)
- The heroines in Jane Austen novels
- Ambrose St James (novel by Johanna Lindsey)
- Genevieve Eversea (novel by Julie Anne Long)
- Wulfric Bedwyn (novel by Mary Balogh)
- Everline Armstrong (novel by Maya Banks)
- Robin Hood
- King Arthur
- Jack Reacher (novels by Lee Child)
- Jason Bourne (novels by Robert Ludlum)
- James Bond (novels by Ian Fleming
- Sherlock Holmes & John Watson (stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
- Percy Jackson (novels by Rick Riordan)
- Harry Potter (novels by J.K. Rowling)
- Eowyn & Galadriel (novels by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- Bridget Jones (novels by Helen Fielding)
- Elizabeth Bennett (novel by Jane Austen)
- Viola (play by Shakespeare)
- Jane Eyre (novel by Charlotte Bronte)
- CC & Hillary (Beaches film)
- Molly and Amy (Booksmart film)
- Anne and Diana (novels by L.M.M. Montgomery)
- Laurie and Jo (novels by Louisa May Alcott)