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Originally Posted by WarriorAndWiseman
I used to read Alexandre Dumas books at one time... and I've read a lot of victorian era novels. 
Let's face it, romance in the old days used to be so noble. European, eastern and Asian. |
Um, haven't you ever heard of 'Dangerous Liaisons'? Laclos, Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal et al? Or, what about Richardson and Fielding? I think the last word I'd use to decribe them is 'noble'. Exciting, yes. A hell of a story, oh yes. Noble? I don't think so. I don't even think it ever has been...Guinevere cheated on Arthur. Isolde cheated on Marke. Helen of Troy ran away from Menelaus with her fancy-man. The only noble thing about it is the protagonists' titles.