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==Romance== |
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There is plenty of mixing between material perfomed by [[minstrel]]s and the works written down. A number of stories may have been [[writing|written]] down specifically for the use of minstrels to read, others (e.g. [[Yvain]]) seem to have been created specifically as a [[book]] intended to entertain the literate populace (Raffel 198?). |
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Popular works include: |
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Tristan & Isolde |
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==Bestiaries== |
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The lavishly illustrated versions of some [[bestiary|bestiaries]] produced show us that this was intended as a medium of entertainment for the rich literate [[nobility]]. Despite the moral lessons of the text, many noble [[lady|ladies]] would enjoy reading about beasts of stange far away lands, real but so strange as to seem imposible and imaginary. |
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''(insert ref to ladies reading bestiaries)'' |
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[[Category:12th century|Literature]] |
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