LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
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A first-person story of the Norman invasion
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The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
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A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Common elements of medieval romance include chivalry, courtly love, religious piety, adventure, magical elements and fantastical antagonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Her considered definition of medieval romance, then, is as follows: “Medieval romances are stories of adventure in which the chief parts are played by knights, famous kings, or distressed ladies, acting most often under the impulse of love, religious faith, or, in many, mere desire for adventure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of medieval romance literature include La Chanson de Roland, Troilus and Criseyde, and Le Morte D’Arthur.
Detailed explanation-4: -Texts usually described as “romance” typically concern chivalry, questing, romantic love, and magic. There are also various subgenres that fall under the heading of medieval romance such as the Breton lay and Arthurian romance.