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English Romance. Justin Campbell Honors English 2 Period 7. Definition Of English Romance. When most people think of romance they think of medieval times. The basic materials of medieval romance are knights and adventure.
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English Romance Justin Campbell Honors English 2 Period 7
Definition Of English Romance • When most people think of romance they think of medieval times. • The basic materials of medieval romance are knights and adventure. • Astory of fictitious adventure, frequently marvelous or supernatural.
Definition Of English Romance • Perhaps surprisingly, any "love interest" is likely to be incidental to the story of a medieval romance. • These romances often wove their stories around a famous legendary figure (Arthur, for example, or Tristram) • Their immediate subject matter was a love story of some kind.
Dorothy Everett’s ‘Romance’ • Dorothy Everett's considered definition of medieval romance include: • Stories of adventure • Characters • Themes
Dorothy Everett’s ‘Romance’ Characters: Knights- Example: Sir Lancelot and the Round Table Famous kings- Example: King Arthur, King Cole, King Lear Distressed ladies-Examples: Lady Guinevere,
Dorothy Everett’s ‘Romance’ love, religious faith, or mere desire for adventure.
Works Cited Ivanhoe book cover by Sir Walter Scott (http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/stevereads/2011/11/eight-more-great-historical-novels/) Everett, Dorothy. "A Characterization of the English Medieval Romance." Essays and Studies (1929); rpt. in Essays on Middle English Literature, by Dorothy Everett (Oxford, 1959; Westport, CT, 1978): 1-22. [PR255 .E9 1978] Twain, Mark. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1994. Print. http://faculty.uca.edu/jona/second/romannot.htm