Romance - Literary Terms
Romance - Literary Terms
Romance is an extended work of fiction either in prose or in verse, that deals with high adventure, thwarted love, mysterious circumstances, arduous quests and improbable triumphs. It is a form of medieval narrative in which a brave and chivalric knight moves from place to place in search of extravagant adventures and finally wins the favour of a courtly lady. The romance is different from the novel in the sense that a novel deals with realistic picture of a society, while a romance gives emphasis on imaginary.
It is different from an epic because an epic exalts the struggles associated with a heroic era of tribal warfare, but the romance pertains to a courtly era associated with chivalry. Sir Thomas Mallory'sMorted'Arthur is a famous romance in prose. Sir Gawains and the Greek Knight is a romance in verse.
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