Understanding Genre and Medieval RomanceThis work constitutes a significant contribution to ongoing critical debates over the definition of romance and the genre of artistry of Malory's Morte Darthur. K.S. Whetter offers an original approach to these issues by prefacing a comprehensive study of romance with a wide-ranging and historically diverse study of genre and genre theory. |
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Generic Kinds and Contracts | 9 |
Redefining Medieval Romance | 35 |
Generic Juxtapositioning in Malorys Morte Darthur མིཏྲ ཙེཎྜི | 151 |
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