Romance may refer to:

Common meanings

Romance (love) Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions. The ''Wiley Blackwell E ...

, emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings **

Romantic orientation Romantic orientation, also called affectional orientation, is the classification of the sex or gender which a person experiences romantic attraction towards or is likely to have a romantic relationship with. The term is used alongside the t ...

, the classification of the sex or gender with which a person experiences romantic attraction towards or is likely to have a romantic relationship with **

Romantic friendship A romantic friendship (also passionate friendship or affectionate friendship) is a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in contemporary West ...

, a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in contemporary Western societies *

Romance languages The Romance languages, also known as the Latin or Neo-Latin languages, are the languages that are Language family, directly descended from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-E ...

, a subgroup of the Italic languages **

Romance studies Romance studies or Romance philology (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is an academic discipline that covers the study of the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak Romance languages. Romance studies departments usually include the study of Spa ...

, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language

Places

Romance, Arkansas Romance is an unincorporated community in west-central White County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located approximately halfway between the town of Rose Bud to the north, and the unincorporated community of El Paso to the south. Al ...

, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S.

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

Romance comics Romance comics are a genre of comic book, comic books that were most popular during the Golden Age of Comics. The market for comics, which had been growing rapidly throughout the 1940s, began to plummet after the end of World War II when military ...

, genre of comics of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the main characters

Film

Romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists **

Romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

** Romantic thriller * ''Romance'' (1920 film), silent film, directed by Chester Withey * ''Romance'' (1930 film), starring Greta Garbo * ''Romance'' (1936 film), an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond * ''Romance'' (1983 film), a Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar * ''Romance'' (1986 film), Italian drama film directed by Massimo Mazzucco * ''Romance'' (1999 film), directed by Catherine Breillat * ''Romance'', a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language film, starring

Shakeela C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She is a member of Indian National C ...

* ''Romance'' (2011 film), animated * ''Romance'' (2013 film), Telugu-language comedy film directed by Darling Swamy

Literature

Literary genres

* Adventure tales **

Gaslight romance Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and Applied arts, aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, 19th-century Industrial Revolution, industrial steam engine, steam-powered machinery. Steampun ...

, another name for gaslamp fantasy, featuring fantasy set at a time of approximately 19th-century technology **

Planetary romance Planetary romanceAllen Steele, ''Captain Future - the Horror at Jupiter''p .195/ref> (other synonyms are sword and planet, and planetary adventure) is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy in which the bulk of the action consists of a ...

, a genre of science fiction consisting of adventure tales on exotic planets **

Ruritanian romance Ruritanian romance is a genre of literature, film and theatre comprising novels, stories, plays and films set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe, such as the " Ruritania" that gave the genre its name. Such stories are t ...

, a genre of swashbuckling adventure novels, set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe **

Scientific romance Scientific romance is an archaic, mainly British term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction. The term originated in the 1850s to describe both fiction and elements of scientific writing, but it has since come to refer to ...

, an archaic term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction *

Chivalric romance As a literary genre, the chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the noble courts of high medieval and early modern Europe. They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures, often of a chivalri ...

literature, a branch of medieval and medievalist literature * Literature of

Romanticism Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The purpose of the movement was to advocate for the importance of subjec ...

, a movement from the late 18th century that broke away from neoclassicism and which emphasized nature, the imagination and emotions *

Hellenistic romance Five ancient Greek novels or ancient Greek romances survive complete from antiquity: Chariton's '' Callirhoe'' (mid 1st century), Achilles Tatius' '' Leucippe and Clitophon'' (early 2nd century), Longus' '' Daphnis and Chloe'' (2nd century), X ...

, or Ancient Greek romance, a modern term for the genre of the five surviving Ancient Greek novels *

Romance (prose fiction) Romance is "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents", a narrative method that contrasts with the modern, main tradition of the novel, which realistically depicts life. Walter ...

, a type of novel, especially, but not necessarily, a historical novel, and distinct from genre-fiction love romances *

Romance literature (disambiguation) Romance literature may refer to: * Chivalric romance, a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance *Romance novel, a literary genre developed in Western culture which focuses on the romantic ...

Romance novel A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed ...

, a genre of novel which emerged in the 20th century, directed at women readers, that focuses on romantic love, with many sub-genres: ** Amish romance, also known as "bonnet rippers" **

Contemporary romance Contemporary romance is a subgenre of Contemporary literature, contemporary and romance novels. This era of romance novels that were published after 1945 and the World War II, Second World War. Contemporary romance is generally Setting (narrative) ...

Historical romance Historical romance is a broad category of mass-market fiction focusing on romantic relationships in historical periods, which Lord Byron, Byron helped popularize in the early 19th century. The genre often takes the form of the novel. Varieties ...

, a 20th-century genre fiction version of the historical novel **

Paranormal romance Paranormal romance is a subgenre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. Paranormal romance focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, from the speculative fiction genres of fantasy, scien ...

Regency romance Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the British Regency (1811–1820) or early 19th century. Rather than simply being versions of contemporary romance stories transported to a historical setting, Regency r ...

** Fantasy romance

Works

* ''Romance'' (novel), a 1905 novel by Joseph Conrad * "Romance" (poem), an 1829 poem by Edgar Allan Poe * ''Romance'' (Mamet play), a 2005 play by David Mamet * ''Romance'' (Sheldon play), a 1913 play by Edward Sheldon *

Shakespeare's late romances The late romances, often simply called the romances, are a grouping of William Shakespeare's last plays, comprising ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''; ''Cymbeline''; ''The Winter's Tale''; and ''The Tempest''. '' The Two Noble Kinsmen'', of which Shake ...

, or tragicomedies

Music

Albums

* ''Romance'' (Camila Cabello album), 2019 * ''Romance'' (David Cassidy album), 1985 * ''Romance'' (Luis Miguel album), 1991 * ''Romance'' (Ali Project album), 2006 * ''Romance'' (Dave Palmer album), 2006 * ''Romance'' (Frank Sinatra album), 2004 * ''Romance'' (Tubelord album), 2011 * ''Romances'' (Kaada/Patton album), 2004 * ''Romances'' (Luis Miguel album), 1997 * ''Romance'' (Dorso album), 1991 * ''Romance'' (Oneida album), 2018 * Romance (Fontaines DC album), 2024

Songs

* "Romance" (guitar piece), also known as "Romance Anónimo", a Spanish instrumental guitar piece of anonymous origin * "Romance", by

Claude Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

* "Romance", by Gordon Lightfoot from his 1983 album ''

Salute A salute is usually a formal hand gesture or other action used to display respect in military situations. Salutes are primarily associated with the military and law enforcement, but many civilian organizations, such as Girl Guides, Boy Sc ...

'' * "Romance", by Mike Oldfield from his album ''

Light + Shade ''Light + Shade'' is the 23rd studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield. It was the first album to be released by Oldfield following his signing with Mercury Records. The album was released on 26 September 2005. Some of the music on these ...

'' * "Romance", the second movement of the suite '' Lieutenant Kijé'' (Op. 60) by Sergei Prokofiev * "Romance", by R.E.M., originally released on the soundtrack of the 1987 film ''

Made in Heaven ''Made In Heaven'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It is the final studio album to ...

'' * "Romance", from the musical '' The Desert Song'' * ''Romance'' in C major, Op. 48, for violin and orchestra by

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano ...

* Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven) in G major, Op. 40 * Violin Romance No. 2 (Beethoven) in F major, Op. 50 * "Romance" by Marc Ribot from his 1994 album ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'' * "Romance" (Buck-Tick song), 2005 single by Buck-Tick * "Romance" (Yoasobi song), 2021 single by Yoasobi

Other uses in music

Romance (music) The term romance (, , , , , , ) has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. The ''Oxford Dictionary of ...

, a type of ballad or lyrical song **

Romance (meter) The ''romance'' (the term is Spanish language, Spanish, and is pronounced accordingly: ) is a meter (poetry), metrical form used in Spanish poetry.A. Robert LauerSpanish Metrification, University of Oklahoma. Accessed online 2010-02-10. It consist ...

, a metric pattern found in Spanish ballads ** Romancero, the corpus of such Spanish ballads, or a collection of them **

Russian romance Russian romance ( ''románs'') is a type of sentimental art song with hints of Romani people, Romani influence that was developed in Imperial Russia by such composers as Nikolai Titov (1800-1875), Alexander Alyabyev (1787–1851), Alexander Egoro ...

or Russian Gypsy song, a type of sentimental art song with hints of Gypsy influence that was developed in Imperial Russia **

Scandinavian romanser The Scandinavian , plural , is a classical music art song equivalent to the German , French or Russian romance Russian romance ( ''románs'') is a type of sentimental art song with hints of Romani people, Romani influence that was developed in ...

, classical art songs, equivalent to the German Lied * Romance (band), rock band from London *

Romance Tour (disambiguation) Romance Tour may refer to: * Romance Tour (Luis Miguel), 1991 tour by Luis Miguel * The Romance Tour, 2020 tour by Camila Cabello {{Disambiguation ...

Television

* ''Romance'' (American TV series), 1949 American anthology series * ''Romance'' (South Korean TV series), 2002 South Korean drama series * "Romance" (''Not Going Out''), a 2017 episode