Introduction

This is the English version of the Spanish introduction. In her review of the volume, Paloma Fresno Calleja states that:

In the Introduction González-Cruz outlines the project’s objectives, defines the key concepts guiding the textual analysis, and contextualises the chosen corpus of romance novels according to their thematic and discursive recurrences. Additionally, the Spanish version of the chapter clarifies the editor’s preference for the term ficción romántica, instead of the often disparaged novela rosa. (235)