Comments for Yaoi Research http://yaoiresearch.com Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on On Defining M/M Romance by George Gardiner http://yaoiresearch.com/2012/02/20/on-defining-mm-romance/#comment-13 George Gardiner Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:07:46 +0000 http://yaoiresearch.com/?p=334#comment-13 Excellent article!, with great cited works. As the author of "THE HADRIAN ENIGMA: A Forbidden History" (2009, Amazon, B&N, iBookstore, etc) about the true historical relationship of Rome's emperor Hadrian and a Greek youth Antinous, the issue of "gay romance" versus "m/m romance" looms high. Historically, Antinous died under obscure circumstances, so there's no HEA (happily ever after) resolution typical of most m/m romances .. except there are sufficient hints in history to suggest he may have died in some form of noble self-sacrifice. I have used these clues to weave a suitably honorable resolution consistent with recorded history, which places the novel with a foot in both the gay and m/m "romance" genres, complete with occasional moments of True (m/m) Love and Pure (gay) Lust. It seems to have worked for many reader opinions. Excellent article!, with great cited works.

As the author of “THE HADRIAN ENIGMA: A Forbidden History” (2009, Amazon, B&N, iBookstore, etc) about the true historical relationship of Rome’s emperor Hadrian and a Greek youth Antinous, the issue of “gay romance” versus “m/m romance” looms high. Historically, Antinous died under obscure circumstances, so there’s no HEA (happily ever after) resolution typical of most m/m romances .. except there are sufficient hints in history to suggest he may have died in some form of noble self-sacrifice. I have used these clues to weave a suitably honorable resolution consistent with recorded history, which places the novel with a foot in both the gay and m/m “romance” genres, complete with occasional moments of True (m/m) Love and Pure (gay) Lust. It seems to have worked for many reader opinions.

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