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Chapter 19 - Romance

from Part III - Literary Cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2019

By
Omar F. Miranda
Edited by
Clara Tuite
Clara Tuite
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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Summary

The literary romance – the medieval genre involving questing knights, courtly love, codes of chivalry and exotic, enchanted settings – rose again to high fashion during Lord Byron’s time. The form became one of the hallmarks of Romanticism, a period whose very etymology captures the cultural obsession with the glories of the Middle Ages. Several factors contributed to the revival, including interest in the power of the imagination and the desire to consolidate national literary histories during the rise of the nation-state. In general, the romance differs from the epic – the genre out of which it grew – because it prioritizes chivalric values such as honor and justice and centers on the rewards of courtly love obtained following combat in foreign lands.

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Byron in Context , pp. 159 - 166
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Romance
  • Edited by Clara Tuite, University of Melbourne
  • Book: Byron in Context
  • Online publication: 04 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316850435.020
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  • Romance
  • Edited by Clara Tuite, University of Melbourne
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  • Romance
  • Edited by Clara Tuite, University of Melbourne
  • Book: Byron in Context
  • Online publication: 04 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316850435.020
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