Title: Chivalric Romance and the Essence of Fiction
Description: "Ranging from Chrétien 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"--
Subjects: Romances, history and criticism, Literature, medieval, history and criticism, Literature, modern, history and criticism, 15th and 16th centuries, Chivalry in literature, Romances, History and criticism, Medieval Literature, Modern Literature, European literature, Fiction, Theory, Technique