The Chivalric Romance and the Essence of Fiction
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2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9983-0 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9983-0 (ISBN)
Ranging from Chretien de Troyes to Shakespeare, this study proposes that the chivalric romance is characterized by a centreless structure, a self-conscious fictionality and a sense of irony. The genre's form is tied to historical reality, yet represents the archetype of imaginative literature, creating multifold fantasy worlds which audiences inhabit in denial of their real-life social contexts.
Ranging from Chretien de Troyes to Shakespeare, this study proposes that the chivalric romance is characterized by a centerless structure, a self-conscious fictionality and a sense of irony. The genre's form is tied to historical reality, yet represents the archetype of imaginative literature, creating multifold fantasy worlds which audiences inhabit in denial of their real-life social contexts. Through irony, the romance precludes conclusive interpretations, enjoining readers to confront the suspension of truth in their own lives.
Ranging from Chretien de Troyes to Shakespeare, this study proposes that the chivalric romance is characterized by a centerless structure, a self-conscious fictionality and a sense of irony. The genre's form is tied to historical reality, yet represents the archetype of imaginative literature, creating multifold fantasy worlds which audiences inhabit in denial of their real-life social contexts. Through irony, the romance precludes conclusive interpretations, enjoining readers to confront the suspension of truth in their own lives.
Dani Cavallaro has written widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lives in London, UK.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part
One—Genesis
Two—Form and Structure
Part
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
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9983-4 / 0786499834 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9983-0 / 9780786499830 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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