Medieval French romance

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Provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the many branches and subgenres of romance. It traces the evolution and adaptation of lays, chronicles, epic, "chansons de geste", allegory, and other prose and verse forms, describes the elements that characterize each, and explains their relationship to and influence on romance.

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