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The Chivalric Romance and the Essence of Fiction

By Dani Cavallaro

Book information

Publisher
McFarland
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-4766-2358-0
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
395 kB (404345 bytes)
Pages
228\0
Topic
Literature Literary
Time added
2016-06-06 15:39:37

Description

Ranging from Chretien de Troyes to Shakespeare, this study proposes that the chivalric romance is characterized by a centerless structure, self-conscious fictionality and a propensity for irony. The form is tied to historical reality, yet represents the archetype of imaginative literature, declaring its fictional status without claiming to embody fixed truths. Through use of irony, the chivalric romance precludes conclusive interpretations, inviting readers to inhabit multifold fantasy worlds while uncompromisingly showing that an ideal world is only a fiction. Thus the reader is enjoined to confront the suspension of truth in their own lives.

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