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romance--a popular narrative(story) form that refers to any imaginative adventure concerned with noble heroes, gallant love, chivalric code of honor and daring deeds. They usually have: faraway settings, depict unrealistic events, idealize their heroes as well as the eras in which the heroes lived. They are also lighthearted in tone and involve fantasy.
Elements we will look for (amongst others):
1. opens at a feast
2. involves a challenge
3.tells adventures of a young hero
4. teachers hero a moral lesson
5. involves supernatural elements
6. includes woman as temptation
Basic Characteristics of a Medieval Romance
ReplyDeletePlease copy these down leaving spaces in-between to take notes:
romance--a popular narrative(story) form that refers to any imaginative adventure concerned with noble heroes, gallant love, chivalric code of honor and daring deeds. They usually have: faraway settings, depict unrealistic events, idealize their heroes ans well as the eras in which the heroes lived. They are also lighthearted in tone and involve fantasy.
Elements we will look for (amongst others):
1. opens at a feast
2. involves a challenge
3.tells adventures of a young hero
4. teachers hero a moral lesson
5. involves supernatural elements
6. includes woman as temptation