Medieval Romance - study guide - Don Quixote

Title: Medieval Romance - study guide - Don Quixote
Category: Literature / English
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Medieval Romance - study guide - Don Quixote

Medieval Romance: What is It? Don Quixote of la Mancha is a parody of the 'medieval romance' genre: a type of literature that flourished from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Don Quixote was written when this genre was already in decline (15th century) but a detailed knowledge of the characteristics of the 'medieval romance' are necessary for a profound understanding of the work. What does 'Medieval' Mean?: A Brief History of the Middle Ages …showed first 75 words of 1552 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1552 total…Arthurian Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. 1996 ed. Loomis, Roger Sherman and Laura Hibbard Loomis. Medieval Romances. New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Perry, Marvin et al. History of the World. Boston: McDougal Littell Inc., 1995. "The Art of Literature." The New Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. Vol. 23. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1990. Southern, R.W. The Making of the Middle Ages. New Haven: Yale UP, 1953. Vedel, Waldemar. Ideales de La Edad Media. Tomo II: Romantica Caballeresca. Barcelona: Editorial Labor, 1927.

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