Apr
2010

Sex in Romance Novels

by Diane Brincat

C. S. Lewis said ‘We want to see with other eyes, to­ imagine with other imaginations, to feel with other hearts, as well as with our own’ as a means of explaining why humans appreciate literature. In terms of romance novels, readers tends to find themselves either comparing their amorous relationships with that of the featured couple, or yearning for that ideal relationship which the novel projects.