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Artusepik. --- Galicisch. --- Katalanisch. --- Portugiesisch. --- Spanisch. --- Portugiesisches Sprachgebiet. --- Spanisches Sprachgebiet. --- Fiction --- Thematology --- Spanish literature --- Portuguese literature --- King Arthur [Fictitious character]

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Romance has traditionally been dismissed by critics for failing to represent the world as it is, and yet it has been embraced by readers attracted to its distinctive depiction of reality. Given the pleasure it has afforded readers over the centuries, is it possible that it is expressing a truth unrecognized by realist genres? The Arthurian literature of the Middle Ages, Karen Sullivan argues, consistently ventriloquizes the criticisms that were being made of romance at the time and implicitly defends itself against those criticisms. The danger of romance shows that the conviction that ordinary reality is the only reality is itself an assumption, and one that can blind those who hold it to the extraordinary phenomena that exist around them, demonstrating that which is rare, ephemeral, and inexplicable is no less real than that which is commonplace, long-lasting, and easily accounted for. If romance continues to appeal to audiences today, whether in its Arthurian prototype or in its more recent incarnations, it is because it confirms the perception - or even the hope - of a beauty and truth in the world that realist genres deny.

17.86 literary genres, theory of genre. --- Arthurian romances --- Arthurian romances. --- Artusepik. --- French literature --- French literature. --- Literature. --- Appreciation. --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Arthur, --- Lancelot, --- Merlin, --- In literature. --- To 1500.

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The indispensable reference guide chronicles the development of the Arthurian legends throughout history, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film, and popular culture. Essential for Arthurian enthusiasts, medievalists, and for those interested in myth and legend.

Arthurian romances --- Britons --- Legends --- Cycle d'Arthur --- Bretons de Grande-Bretagne --- Légendes --- History and criticism --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Adaptations --- Kings and rules --- Histoire et critique --- Guides, manuels, etc. --- Rois et souverains --- Arthur, --- Handbooks, mauals, etc. --- Arthurian romances. --- Legends. --- Artusepik. --- Literatur. --- Legende. --- Kings and rulers --- Kings and rulers. --- Artus. --- Great Britain. --- Légendes

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Comparative literature --- Arthur [King] --- Arthurian romances --- Civilization, Medieval, in literature --- Masculinity in literature --- Femininity in literature --- Sex role in literature --- Sex in literature --- History and criticism --- Congresses. --- Arthurromans. --- Sekserol. --- Geschlechterrolle --- Artusepik. --- Masculinité (psychologie) --- Femmes --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Genre (linguistique) --- Différences entre sexes (psychologie) --- Sexe --- Arthurian romances. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Femininity. --- Literature. --- Masculinity. --- Sex. --- Sex role. --- Dans la littérature. --- Congrès. --- Dans la littérature --- Romans de la Table ronde --- Histoire et critique --- Bonn <1994> --- Geschlechterrolle . --- Bonn <1994>. --- Geschlechterrolle (Motiv). --- King Arthur [Fictitious character] --- Arthurian romances - History and criticism - Congresses. --- Civilization, Medieval, in literature - Congresses. --- Masculinity in literature - Congresses. --- Femininity in literature - Congresses. --- Sex role in literature - Congresses. --- Sex in literature - Congresses.