ENG 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Romanz, Great Tribulation, Pseudohistory
1 Feb 2018
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The first to introduce love story in literary work in french overlooks other works. First to combine love with adventure and chivalry closer to the truth than other statement. All we know is his few works that"s (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e (cid:272)(cid:396)iti(cid:395)ue. Often regarded as father of romance whether he is or not, he is important. But took the forces and pressures and inventions of his time and through his genius created the crystallised form what we automatically think of. Like we think of shakespeare although there were some before him. His perfection of the genre set the standard for the genre. Authors more conscious of their work as art. Took arthurian material and brought it to new form and importance. 3 matters : britain (realm of arthur), france (realm of charlemagne), rome. Why romances about the knights and not about arthur? power. 1215 in england magna carta created parliament king no longer has supreme.
