page_title: Love at first sight
section_title: Occurrence in literature and the arts
hierarchical_section_title: Love at first sight / Occurrence in literature and the arts
caption_attribution_description: "King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid", 1880-84, Oil on canvas, 112 1/2 x 53 1/2 in (290 x 136 cm), signed EBJ 1884
context_page_description: Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope or stock convention in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by poets and critics since the emergence of ancient Greece, falling in love at first sight has become one of the most common tropes in Western fiction.
caption: King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, 1884, by Edward Burne-Jones, depicts an older tale of love at first sight.
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