Williamson, Margaret (1986) " The Greek romance " The Progress of Romance: The Politics of Popular Fiction 23-45 Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Chariton Xenophon of Ephesus Achilles Tatius Longus Heliodorus love rural romance
Montague, Holly (1992) " Sweet and Pleasant Passion: Female and Male Fantasy in Ancient Romance Novels " Pornography and Representation in Greece and Rome 231-249 Topic Longus Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Montague, Holly W. (1994) " From Interlude in Arcady to Daphnis and Chloe: Two Thousand Years of Erotic Fantasy " The Search for the Ancient Novel 391-401 Topic Longus Achilles Tatius Margery Hilton rural romance social/economic class paratext disability metaphor/symbolism sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse feminism gender Heliodorus
