About this episode

Claire returns to discuss the influential Romantasy novel 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' and its implications in the genre.

Friend-of-the-Pod Claire is back in the stacks to discuss the grandmommy of the Romantasy genre: "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas. Topics of discussion include the genealogy of Romantasy as a genre, the politics of when and where sex appears on the page, and how many male writers can't write about women. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

People in this episode

Host: John Hagele

Guest: Claire

Topics covered

• Romantasy genre
• genealogy of Romantasy
• politics of sex in literature
• male writers and female characters

Keywords

• Romantasy
• Sarah J. Maas
• A Court of Thorns and Roses
• literary politics
• gender in literature

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Organizations: The Infinite Library

Books & works: A Court of Thorns and Roses

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