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69-476: [REDACTED] Look up Romance , romance , or romantic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Romance may refer to: Common meanings [ edit ] Romance (love) , emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings Romantic orientation , the classification of the sex or gender with which

138-469: A quest , and fights and defeats monsters and giants, thereby winning favor with a lady . The Matter of France, most popular early, did not lend itself to the subject of courtly love , but rather dealt with heroic adventure: in The Song of Roland , Roland, though betrothed to Oliver's sister, does not think of her during the course of events. The themes of love were, however, to soon appear, particularly in

207-559: A Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar Romance (1986 film) , Italian drama film directed by Massimo Mazzucco Romance (1999 film) , directed by Catherine Breillat Romance , a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language film , starring Shakeela Romance (2011 film) , animated Romance (2013 film) , Telugu-language comedy film directed by Darling Swamy Literature [ edit ] Literary genres [ edit ] Adventure tales Gaslight romance , another name for gaslamp fantasy, featuring fantasy set at

276-559: A Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar Romance (1986 film) , Italian drama film directed by Massimo Mazzucco Romance (1999 film) , directed by Catherine Breillat Romance , a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language film , starring Shakeela Romance (2011 film) , animated Romance (2013 film) , Telugu-language comedy film directed by Darling Swamy Literature [ edit ] Literary genres [ edit ] Adventure tales Gaslight romance , another name for gaslamp fantasy, featuring fantasy set at

345-512: A Medieval work has also been noted to contains many magical or supernatural references. Drawing from many different sources, some notable allusions include elements of Christianity (an example being the multiple references to the Holy Grail ) as well as elements of Celtic legends. The Medieval romance developed out of the medieval epic, in particular the Matter of France developing out of such tales as

414-481: A Spanish instrumental guitar piece of anonymous origin "Romance", by Claude Debussy "Romance", by Gordon Lightfoot from his 1983 album Salute "Romance", by Mike Oldfield from his album Light + Shade "Romance", the second movement of the suite Lieutenant Kijé (Op. 60) by Sergei Prokofiev "Romance", by R.E.M., originally released on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Made in Heaven "Romance", from

483-432: A Spanish instrumental guitar piece of anonymous origin "Romance", by Claude Debussy "Romance", by Gordon Lightfoot from his 1983 album Salute "Romance", by Mike Oldfield from his album Light + Shade "Romance", the second movement of the suite Lieutenant Kijé (Op. 60) by Sergei Prokofiev "Romance", by R.E.M., originally released on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Made in Heaven "Romance", from

552-413: A branch of medieval and medievalist literature Literature of Romanticism , a movement from the late 18th century that broke away from neoclassicism and which emphasized nature, the imagination and emotions Hellenistic romance , or Ancient Greek romance, a modern term for the genre of the five surviving Ancient Greek novels Romance (prose fiction) , a type of novel, especially, but not necessarily,

621-413: A branch of medieval and medievalist literature Literature of Romanticism , a movement from the late 18th century that broke away from neoclassicism and which emphasized nature, the imagination and emotions Hellenistic romance , or Ancient Greek romance, a modern term for the genre of the five surviving Ancient Greek novels Romance (prose fiction) , a type of novel, especially, but not necessarily,

690-401: A historical novel, and distinct from genre-fiction love romances Romance literature (disambiguation) Romance novel , a genre of novel which emerged in the 20th century, directed at women readers, that focuses on romantic love, with many sub-genres: Amish romance , also known as "bonnet rippers" Contemporary romance Historical romance , a 20th-century genre fiction version of

759-401: A historical novel, and distinct from genre-fiction love romances Romance literature (disambiguation) Romance novel , a genre of novel which emerged in the 20th century, directed at women readers, that focuses on romantic love, with many sub-genres: Amish romance , also known as "bonnet rippers" Contemporary romance Historical romance , a 20th-century genre fiction version of

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828-718: A magical interlude in Tasso 's Gerusalemme liberata . In the Renaissance , also, the romance genre was bitterly attacked as barbarous and silly by the humanists , who exalted Greek and Latin classics and classical forms, an attack that was not in that century very effective among the common readers. In England, romances continued; heavily rhetorical, they often had complex plots and high sentiment, such as in Robert Greene 's Pandosto (the source for William Shakespeare 's The Winter's Tale ) and Thomas Lodge 's Rosalynde (based on

897-496: A minor thread in the episodic stream of romantic adventures. Some romances, such as Apollonius of Tyre , show classical pagan origins. Tales of the Matter of Rome in particular may be derived from such works as the Alexander Romance . Ovid was used as a source for tales of Jason and Medea, which were cast in romance in a more fairy-tale-like form, probably closer to the older forms than Ovid's rhetoric. It also drew upon

966-424: A new persecutor appeared: a courtier who was rejected by the woman or whose ambition requires her removal, and who accuses her of adultery or high treason, motifs not duplicated in fairy tales. While he never eliminates the mother-in-law, many romances such as Valentine and Orson have later variants that change from the mother-in-law to the courtier, whereas a more recent version never goes back. In Italy there

1035-466: A person experiences romantic attraction towards or is likely to have a romantic relationship with Romantic friendship , a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in contemporary Western societies Romance languages , a subgroup of the Italic languages Romance studies , an academic discipline studying

1104-507: A presence. Many early tales had the knight, such as Sir Launfal , meet with fairy ladies, and Huon of Bordeaux is aided by King Oberon , but these fairy characters were transformed, more and more often, into wizards and enchantresses. Morgan le Fay never loses her name, but in Le Morte d'Arthur , she studies magic rather than being inherently magical. Similarly, knights lose magical abilities. Still, fairies never completely vanished from

1173-452: A subgroup of the Italic languages Romance studies , an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places [ edit ] Romance, Arkansas , U.S. Romance, Missouri , U.S. Romance, West Virginia U.S. Romance, Wisconsin , U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Comics [ edit ] Romance comics , genre of comics of which

1242-470: A time of approximately 19th-century technology Planetary romance , a genre of science fiction consisting of adventure tales on exotic planets Ruritanian romance , a genre of swashbuckling adventure novels, set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe Scientific romance , an archaic term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction Chivalric romance literature,

1311-420: A time of approximately 19th-century technology Planetary romance , a genre of science fiction consisting of adventure tales on exotic planets Ruritanian romance , a genre of swashbuckling adventure novels, set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe Scientific romance , an archaic term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction Chivalric romance literature,

1380-1034: A type of ballad or lyrical song Romance (meter) , a metric pattern found in Spanish ballads Romancero , the corpus of such Spanish ballads, or a collection of them Russian romance or Russian Gypsy song, a type of sentimental art song with hints of Gypsy influence that was developed in Imperial Russia Scandinavian romanser , classical art songs, equivalent to the German Lied Romance (band) , rock band from London Romance Tour (disambiguation) Television [ edit ] Romance (American TV series) , 1949 American anthology series Romance (South Korean TV series) , 2002 South Korean television drama series See also [ edit ] A Fine Romance (disambiguation) A Romance (disambiguation) Romantic (disambiguation) Romanticism Romancecar Topics referred to by

1449-851: A type of ballad or lyrical song Romance (meter) , a metric pattern found in Spanish ballads Romancero , the corpus of such Spanish ballads, or a collection of them Russian romance or Russian Gypsy song, a type of sentimental art song with hints of Gypsy influence that was developed in Imperial Russia Scandinavian romanser , classical art songs, equivalent to the German Lied Romance (band) , rock band from London Romance Tour (disambiguation) Television [ edit ] Romance (American TV series) , 1949 American anthology series Romance (South Korean TV series) , 2002 South Korean television drama series See also [ edit ] A Fine Romance (disambiguation) A Romance (disambiguation) Romantic (disambiguation) Romanticism Romancecar Topics referred to by

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1518-399: Is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity. From c.  1760 – usually cited as 1764 at the publication of Horace Walpole 's The Castle of Otranto – the connotations of "romance" moved from fantastic and eerie, somewhat Gothic adventure narratives of novelists like Ann Radcliffe 's A Sicilian Romance (1790) or The Romance of

1587-529: Is also applicable to romance narratives. Overwhelmingly, these were linked in some way, perhaps only in an opening frame story , with three thematic cycles of tales: these were assembled in imagination at a late date as the " Matter of Rome " (actually centered on the life and deeds of Alexander the Great conflated with the Trojan War ), the " Matter of France " ( Charlemagne and Roland , his principal paladin ) and

1656-417: Is considerable. Modern usage of term "romance" usually refer to the romance novel , which is a subgenre that focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people; these novels must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Despite the popularity of this popular meaning of Romance, other works are still referred to as romances because of their uses of other elements descended from

1725-547: Is described in medieval terminology. When Priam sends Paris to Greece in a 14th-century work, Priam is dressed in the mold of Charlemagne, and Paris is dressed demurely, but in Greece, he adopts the flashier style, with multicolored clothing and fashionable shoes, cut in lattice-work—signs of a seducer in the era. Historical figures reappeared, reworked, in romance. The entire Matter of France derived from known figures, and suffered somewhat because their descendants had an interest in

1794-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Romance [REDACTED] Look up Romance , romance , or romantic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Romance may refer to: Common meanings [ edit ] Romance (love) , emotional attraction towards another person and

1863-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chivalric romance Popular literature also drew on themes of romance, but with ironic , satiric , or burlesque intent. Romances reworked legends , fairy tales , and history to suit the readers' and hearers' tastes, but by c.  1600 they were out of fashion, and Miguel de Cervantes famously burlesqued them in his novel Don Quixote . Still,

1932-476: Is rescued by another woman and a tournament that he wins. Other examples of Italian (Tuscan) poetry tales are Antonio Pucci's literature: Gismirante, Il Brutto di Bretagna or Brito di Bretagna ("The ugly knight of Britain") and Madonna Lionessa ("Lioness Lady"). Another work of a second anonymous Italian author that is worth mentioning is Istoria di Tre Giovani Disperati e di Tre Fate ("Story of three desperate boys and three fairies"). The Arthurian cycle as

2001-466: Is so obsessed by chivalric romances that he seeks to emulate their various heroes.) Hudibras also lampoons the faded conventions of chivalrous romance, from an ironic, consciously realistic viewpoint. Some of the magical and exotic atmosphere of Romance informed tragedies for the stage, such as John Dryden 's collaborative The Indian Queen (1664) as well as Restoration spectaculars and opera seria , such as Handel 's Rinaldo (1711), based on

2070-406: Is the story called Il Bel Gherardino . It is the most ancient prototype of an Italian singing fairy tale by an anonymous Tuscan author. It tells the story of a young Italian knight, depleted for its "magnanimitas", who wins the love of a fairy. When he loses this love because he does not comply with her conditions, Gherardino reconquers his lady after a series of labours, including the prison where he

2139-557: The Chanson de Geste , with intermediate forms where the feudal bonds of loyalty had giants, or a magical horn, added to the plot. The epics of Charlemagne , unlike such ones as Beowulf , already had feudalism rather than the tribal loyalties; this was to continue in romances. The romance form is distinguished from the earlier epics of the Middle Ages by the changes of the 12th century, which introduced courtly and chivalrous themes into

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2208-666: The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) – including their love affairs – and where a predominantly oral tradition which survived in the Balkans and Anatolia until modern times. This genre may have intermingled with its Western counterparts during the long occupation of Byzantine territories by French and Italian knights after the 4th crusade. This is suggested by later works in the Greek language which show influences from both traditions. In later romances, particularly those of French origin, there

2277-576: The modern image of "medieval" is more influenced by the romance than by any other medieval genre, and the word medieval evokes knights, damsels in distress , dragons , and other romantic tropes . Originally, romance literature was written in Old French (including Anglo-Norman ), Old Occitan , and Early Franco-Provençal , and later in Old Portuguese , Old Spanish , Middle English , Old Italian (Sicilian poetry), and Middle High German . During

2346-571: The " Matter of Britain " (the lives and deeds of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table , within which was incorporated the quest for the Holy Grail ); medieval authors explicitly described these as comprising all romances. The three "matters" were first described in the 12th century by French poet Jean Bodel , whose epic Chanson des Saisnes  [ fr ] ("Song of the Saxons") contains

2415-618: The Dane (a translation of the anonymous AN Lai d'Haveloc); around the same time Gottfried von Strassburg 's version of the Tristan of Thomas of Britain (a different Thomas to the author of 'Horn') and Wolfram von Eschenbach 's Parzival translated classic French romance narrative into the German tongue. During the early 13th century, romances were increasingly written as prose, and extensively amplified through cycles of continuation. These were collated in

2484-483: The Dane , Roswall and Lillian , Le Bone Florence of Rome , and Amadas . Indeed, some tales are found so often that scholars group them together as the " Constance cycle" or the " Crescentia cycle"—referring not to a continuity of character and setting, but to the recognizable plot. Many influences are clear in the forms of chivalric romance. The earliest medieval romances dealt heavily with themes from folklore, which diminished over time, though remaining

2553-616: The English Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory ( c.  1408  – c.  1471 ), the Valencian Tirant lo Blanch , and the Castilian or Portuguese Amadís de Gaula (1508), spawned many imitators, and the genre was popularly well-received, producing such masterpiece of Renaissance poetry as Ludovico Ariosto 's Orlando furioso and Torquato Tasso 's Gerusalemme Liberata and other 16th-century literary works in

2622-469: The Forest (1791) with erotic content to novels centered on the episodic development of a courtship that ends in marriage. With a female protagonist, during the rise of Romanticism the depiction of the course of such a courtship within contemporary conventions of realism , the female equivalent of the " novel of education ", informs much Romantic fiction . In gothic novels such as Bram Stoker 's Dracula ,

2691-551: The Matter of Britain, leading to even the French regarding King Arthur's court as the exemplar of true and noble love, so much so that even the earliest writers about courtly love would claim it had reached its true excellence there, and love was not what it was in King Arthur's day. A perennial theme was the rescue of a lady from the imperiling monster , a theme that would remain throughout

2760-577: The Swedish literary work Frithjof's saga , which was based on the Friðþjófs saga ins frœkna , became successful in England and Germany . It was translated twenty-two times into English, 20 times into German, and into many other European languages, including modern Icelandic in 1866. Their influence on authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien , William Morris and Poul Anderson and on the subsequent modern fantasy genre

2829-623: The behavior of Lancelot conforms to the courtly love ideal; it also, though still full of adventure, devotes an unprecedented amount of time to dealing with the psychological aspects of the love. By the end of the 14th century, counter to the earliest formulations, many French and English romances combined courtly love, with love sickness and devotion on the man's part, with the couple's subsequent marriage; this featured in Sir Degrevant , Sir Torrent of Portyngale , Sir Eglamour , and William of Palerne . Ipomadon even explicitly describes

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2898-483: The central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the main characters Film [ edit ] Romance film , a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists Romantic comedy Romantic thriller Romance (1920 film) , silent film, directed by Chester Withey Romance (1930 film) , starring Greta Garbo Romance (1936 film) , an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond Romance (1983 film) ,

2967-465: The courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings Romantic orientation , the classification of the sex or gender with which a person experiences romantic attraction towards or is likely to have a romantic relationship with Romantic friendship , a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in contemporary Western societies Romance languages ,

3036-431: The early 13th century, romances were increasingly written as prose. In later romances, particularly those of French origin, there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity. Unlike the later form of the novel and like the chansons de geste , the genre of romance dealt with traditional themes. These were distinguished from earlier epics by heavy use of marvelous events,

3105-412: The elements of love, and the frequent use of a web of interwoven stories, rather than a simple plot unfolding about a main character. The earliest forms were invariably in verse, but the 15th century saw many in prose, often retelling the old, rhymed versions. The romantic form pursued the wish-fulfillment dream where the heroes and heroines were considered representations of the ideals of the age while

3174-423: The elements of romantic seduction and desire were mingled with fear and dread. Nathaniel Hawthorne used the term to distinguish his works as romances rather than novels, and literary criticism of the 19th century often accepted the contrast between the romance and the novel, in such works as H. G. Wells 's "scientific romances" in the beginning of science fiction . In 1825, the fantasy genre developed when

3243-537: The emergence of Scandinavian verse romance in Sweden under the patronage of Queen Euphemia of Rügen , who commissioned the Eufemiavisorna . Another trend of the high Middle Ages was the allegorical romance, inspired by the wildly popular Roman de la Rose . In late medieval and Renaissance high culture, the important European literary trend was to fantastic fictions in the mode of Romance. Exemplary work, such as

3312-455: The expression of romance narrative in the later Middle Ages, at least until the resurgence of verse during the high Renaissance in the oeuvres of Ludovico Ariosto , Torquato Tasso , and Edmund Spenser . In Old Norse, they are the prose riddarasögur or chivalric sagas. The genre began in thirteenth-century Norway with translations of French chansons de geste ; it soon expanded to similar indigenous creations. The early fourteenth century saw

3381-1034: The historical novel Paranormal romance Regency romance Fantasy romance Works [ edit ] Romance (novel) , a 1905 novel by Joseph Conrad "Romance" (poem) , an 1829 poem by Edgar Allan Poe Romance (Mamet play) , a 2005 play by David Mamet Romance (Sheldon play) , a 1913 play by Edward Sheldon Shakespeare's late romances , or tragicomedies Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Romance (Camila Cabello album) , 2019 Romance (David Cassidy album) , 1985 Romance (Luis Miguel album) , 1991 Romance (Ali Project album) , 2006 Romance (Dave Palmer album) , 2006 Romance (Frank Sinatra album) , 2004 Romance (Tubelord album) , 2011 Romances (Kaada/Patton album) , 2004 Romances (Luis Miguel album) , 1997 Romance (Dorso album) , 1991 Romance (Oneida album) , 2018 Romance (Fontaines DC album) , 2024 Songs [ edit ] "Romance" (guitar piece) , also known as "Romance Anónimo",

3450-1034: The historical novel Paranormal romance Regency romance Fantasy romance Works [ edit ] Romance (novel) , a 1905 novel by Joseph Conrad "Romance" (poem) , an 1829 poem by Edgar Allan Poe Romance (Mamet play) , a 2005 play by David Mamet Romance (Sheldon play) , a 1913 play by Edward Sheldon Shakespeare's late romances , or tragicomedies Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Romance (Camila Cabello album) , 2019 Romance (David Cassidy album) , 1985 Romance (Luis Miguel album) , 1991 Romance (Ali Project album) , 2006 Romance (Dave Palmer album) , 2006 Romance (Frank Sinatra album) , 2004 Romance (Tubelord album) , 2011 Romances (Kaada/Patton album) , 2004 Romances (Luis Miguel album) , 1997 Romance (Dorso album) , 1991 Romance (Oneida album) , 2018 Romance (Fontaines DC album) , 2024 Songs [ edit ] "Romance" (guitar piece) , also known as "Romance Anónimo",

3519-500: The judgement of many learned readers in the shifting intellectual atmosphere of the 17th century, the romance was trite and childish literature, inspiring only broken-down ageing and provincial persons such as Don Quixote , knight of the culturally isolated province of La Mancha . ( Don Quixote [1605, 1615], by Miguel de Cervantes [1547–1616], is a satirical story of an elderly country gentleman, living in La Mancha province, who

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3588-420: The languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places [ edit ] Romance, Arkansas , U.S. Romance, Missouri , U.S. Romance, West Virginia U.S. Romance, Wisconsin , U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Comics [ edit ] Romance comics , genre of comics of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of

3657-479: The lines: Ne sont que III matières à nul homme atandant: De France et de Bretaigne et de Rome la grant There are only three subject matters for any discerning man: That of France, that of Britain, and that of great Rome. In reality, a number of "non-cyclical" romances were written without any such connection; these include such romances as King Horn , Robert the Devil , Ipomadon , Emaré , Havelok

3726-425: The main characters Film [ edit ] Romance film , a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists Romantic comedy Romantic thriller Romance (1920 film) , silent film, directed by Chester Withey Romance (1930 film) , starring Greta Garbo Romance (1936 film) , an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond Romance (1983 film) ,

3795-442: The married couple as lovers, and the plot of Sir Otuel was altered, to allow him to marry Belyssant. Similarly, Iberian romances of the 14th century praised monogamy and marriage in such tales as Tirant lo Blanc and Amadís de Gaula . Many medieval romances recount the marvellous adventures of a chivalrous, heroic knight , often of super-human ability, who, abiding chivalry's strict codes of honor and demeanor, goes on

3864-409: The medieval romance Gamelyn and the source for As You Like It ), Robert Duke of Normandy (based on Robert the Devil ) and A Margarite of America . The Acritic songs (dealing with Digenis Acritas and his fellow frontiersmen) resemble much the chanson de geste , though they developed simultaneously but separately. These songs dealt with the hardships and adventures of the border guards of

3933-554: The medieval romance, or from the Romantic movement: larger-than-life heroes and heroines, drama and adventure, marvels that may become fantastic, themes of honor and loyalty, or fairy-tale-like stories and story settings. Shakespeare's later comedies, such as The Tempest or The Winter's Tale are sometimes called his romances . Modern works may differentiate from love-story as romance into different genres, such as planetary romance or Ruritanian romance . Science fiction was, for

4002-516: The musical The Desert Song Romance in C major, Op. 48, for violin and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven) in G major, Op. 40 Violin Romance No. 2 (Beethoven) in F major, Op. 50 "Romance" by Marc Ribot from his 1994 album Shrek "Romance" (Buck-Tick song) , 2005 single by Buck-Tick "Romance" (Yoasobi song) , 2021 single by Yoasobi Other uses in music [ edit ] Romance (music) ,

4071-463: The musical The Desert Song Romance in C major, Op. 48, for violin and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven) in G major, Op. 40 Violin Romance No. 2 (Beethoven) in F major, Op. 50 "Romance" by Marc Ribot from his 1994 album Shrek "Romance" (Buck-Tick song) , 2005 single by Buck-Tick "Romance" (Yoasobi song) , 2021 single by Yoasobi Other uses in music [ edit ] Romance (music) ,

4140-623: The romance genre. The romances were freely drawn upon for royal pageantry. Queen Elizabeth I's Accession Day tilts, for instance, drew freely on the multiplicity of incident from romances for the knights' disguises. Knights even assumed the names of romantic figures, such as the Swan Knight , or the coat-of-arms of such figures as Lancelot or Tristan. From the high Middle Ages, in works of piety, clerical critics often deemed romances to be harmful worldly distractions from more substantive or moral works, and by 1600 many secular readers would agree; in

4209-575: The romances of the medieval era. Originally, this literature was written in Old French (including Anglo-Norman ) and Old Occitan , later, in Old Spanish , Middle English and Middle High German – amongst the important Spanish texts was Book of the Knight Zifar ; notable later English works being King Horn (a translation of the Anglo-Norman (AN) Romance of Horn of Mestre Thomas), and Havelok

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4278-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Romance . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romance&oldid=1248340967 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

4347-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Romance . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romance&oldid=1248340967 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

4416-656: The tales that were told of their ancestors, unlike the Matter of Britain. Richard Coeur de Lion reappeared in romance, endowed with a fairy mother who arrived in a ship with silk sails and departed when forced to behold the sacrament, bare-handed combat with a lion, magical rings, and prophetic dreams. Hereward the Wake 's early life appeared in chronicles as the embellished, romantic adventures of an exile, complete with rescuing princesses and wrestling with bears. Fulk Fitzwarin , an outlaw in King John's day, has his historical background

4485-622: The tradition. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late tale, but the Green Knight himself is an otherworldly being. Early persecuted heroines were often driven from their husbands' homes by the persecutions of their mothers-in-law, whose motives are seldom delineated, and whose accusations are of the heroines' having borne monstrous children, committed infanticide, or practiced witchcraft — all of which appear in such fairy tales as The Girl Without Hands and many others. As time progressed,

4554-500: The traditions of magic that were attributed to such figures as Virgil. The new courtly love was not one of the original elements of the genre, but quickly became very important when introduced. It was introduced to the romance by Chretien de Troyes , combining it with the Matter of Britain, new to French poets. In Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart (unlike his earlier Erec and Enide ),

4623-506: The vast, polymorphous manuscript witnesses comprising what is now known as the Lancelot-Grail Cycle , with the romance of La Mort le Roi Artu c.  1230 , perhaps its final installment. These texts, together with a wide range of further Arthurian material, such as that found in the anonymous English Brut Chronicle , comprised the bases of Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur . Prose literature thus increasingly dominated

4692-513: The villains embodied the threat to their ascendancy. There is also a persistent archetype, which involved a hero's quest. This quest or journey served as the structure that held the narrative together. With regards to the structure, scholars recognize the similarity of the romance to folk tales. Vladimir Propp identified a basic form for this genre and it involved an order that began with initial situation, then followed by departure, complication, first move, second move, and resolution. This structure

4761-466: The works. This occurred regardless of congruity to the source material; Alexander the Great featured as a fully feudal king. Chivalry was treated as continuous from Roman times. This extended even to such details as clothing; when in the Seven Sages of Rome , the son of an (unnamed) emperor of Rome wears the clothing of a sober Italian citizen, and when his stepmother attempts to seduce him, her clothing

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