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" The chivalric romance and the essence of fiction / "
Dani Cavallaro
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BL
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667765
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| Main Entry
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Cavallaro, Dani,1962-
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The chivalric romance and the essence of fiction /\ Dani Cavallaro
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vii, 219 pages ;; 23 cm
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9780786499830
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: 0786499834
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9781476623580
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1476623589
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Preface -- Part I One; Genesis -- Two; Form and Structure -- Part II Three; Creative Cornerstones: Chrétien de Troyes and the Lancelot-Grail Cycle -- Four; Medieval Masters: Chaucer, Malory, the Lay and the Gawain Poet -- Five; Renaissance Refashionings: Ariosto, Spenser and Shakespeare
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"Ranging from Chrétien de Troyes to Shakespeare, this study proposes that the chivalric romance is characterized by a centerless structure, self-conscious fictionality and a propensity for irony. The form is tied to historical reality, yet represents the archetype of imaginative literature, declaring its fictional status without claiming to embody fixed truths"--
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Chivalry in literature
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Romances-- History and criticism
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Literature, Medieval-- History and criticism
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Literature, Modern-- 15th and 16th centuries-- History and criticism
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European literature-- Renaissance, 1450-1600-- History and criticism
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Fiction-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc
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Fiction-- Technique
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PN682.C53C38 2016
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