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Chivalric Romance
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Chivalric Romance 

an epic genre of courtly literature that poeticized knighthood in the figures of such heroes as King Arthur, Lancelot, Tristan, and Amadís. The chivalric romance poeticized the exploits of knights, performed in the name of glory, love, and moral perfection. The genre’s authors included Chrétien de Troyes, Hartmann von Aue, Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Thomas Malory (England).
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For the people of the Middle Ages the courtly romance was "principally a form of entertainment" (Cuddon 802).
Communal Vs. Individual Morality in Chaucer's the Canterbury Tales by Rosemary R. Reigle / Literature, writing, book reviews community
The courtly romance of the Knight's Tale, the bawdy Miller's Tale and Wife of Bath's Prologue and the shockingly anti-Semitic tale of the "fragrant" Prioress are all given a fresh, modern feel.
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read it The courtly romance of the Knight's Tale, the bawdy Miller's Tale and Wife of Bath's Prologue the shockingly anti-Semitic tale told by the "fragrant" Prioress are all given such a fresh, modern feel that the reader feels people haven't changed much in 600 years.
essentials by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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