The chivalric romance and the essence of fiction /
[Book]
Dani Cavallaro
vii, 219 pages ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
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"--
Chivalry in literature
European literature-- Renaissance, 1450-1600-- History and criticism
Fiction-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc
Fiction-- Technique
Literature, Medieval-- History and criticism
Literature, Modern-- 15th and 16th centuries-- History and criticism