Every place has a peculiarity about itself. There is something that makes it different from the rest. It does not imply that the rest are no better. Take the example of the ‘city of dreaming spires’ about which Mathew Arnold had dedicated a beautiful poem. Yes, it is Oxford that has produced these laureates that later created a reputation in the field of literature. And even though, the place is known as the birth place of many of these literary figures yet it manages to catch attention for various other reasons.

Tyne O Connell talks of one of her many visits to Oxford in the same awe-inspiring tone with which she talked about it for the first time. She claims that nothing has strangely changed in there even though technology is prevailing over there as well. From the people, their culture, their indulgence and their dressing manner, Oxford style remains intact even today.

Remember the playwright Oscar Wilde. Well, he had been a huge follower of the term ‘dandy’ that has been speculated to having been originated from this place. Now that many have countered this opinion yet this cannot be refuted that dandies were in abundance few centuries before and if not originated the influence surely was from here. If one thing is to be noticed, a cult following is always on the doorstep of this place. And if history has been scoured properly, this is one of the major places that always initiated a criterion that led to a cult following.

Even today, people are steeped into tradition, learning their history and their religion. And the style of dressing has hardly gone any altercations. When asked by the writer to comment on the way they dress, a vivid yet fascinating description somewhat came like this by one of the girls studying  who puts it this way, “Same as the young people everywhere I think. The usual, Barbour Wax jackets, cable knits, jeans and ankle boots, floating floral dresses in the summer.” 

The concept of romanticism is archaic but still new versions keep adding to it every century. With the birth and the hype of romantic writings even before the 1st century the note with which it used to end was mostly tragic by nature. It was the crux of every play or poetry. It seemed as if romanticism and tragedy were inseparable and a proper work could not be executed without the two combined together as themes. As the time changed, the approach towards this genre also changed. Satire was at its peak even while referring a serious topic that was significant in the story line. The plays started being given a touch of humor while expressing the tone of love. This was what paved way for romantic comedy writers who used the theme of comedy to put forth their viewpoints and that too in a subtle way. Romantic comedies, in short, were the best way of showing poignancy towards love and sharpness for the life outside one’s safe boundaries. 

Today, few writers have changed and added a lot to this genre as well. With the advent of modernism, romantic comedy has received a new face. What used to be described with doors closely shut has opened those doors and added eroticism with the descriptions of the comedy. Where women were portrayed as muse has seen today only their acts serving as the inspiration to the authors. The subject is of no consequentiality to the writers unless the subject carries some objective in his or her life. There is nothing demeaning in it. It is just that the metamorphosis is so quick that the old readers will take a bit of time to adjust in this new phase. 

Talking of the new phase, it is the one filled with fun and frivolity. And this frivolity cannot be taken lightly; there is a mystery even in this playfulness. Best romantic comedy authors like Tyne O’ Connell have helped in giving new face to the romantic comedy which was being talked about earlier. She is considered one of the prominent writers having a major hand in contributing to the chick lit genre in the publishing world. The protagonist in most of these rom com novels is a female worthy in her comprehending power and updated to fathom the social issues. Being amidst the mavericks and aristos, the insertion of the people of this kind is discernable in her novels. From her books like Sex, Lies and Litigation to the That Girl-Boy Thing, the story may vary but the elements are recurring. Most of her romantic comedy writings comprise a posh setting and dwells with the mentality of the upper class rich. And this face and phase is consistent influencing a lot of other writers who have taken up this genre as their own and molded it in their own way to put forth their story before the readers.