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Pious Brief Narrative in Medieval Castilian and Galician Verse : From Berceo to Alfonso X

""Brief narratives, "" or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. They began with writings in Latin and, eventually, made their way into the vernacular languages of Europe. They include the fable, t...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Keller, John Esten
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1978.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:""Brief narratives, "" or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. They began with writings in Latin and, eventually, made their way into the vernacular languages of Europe. They include the fable, the apologue, the exemplum, the saint's life, the miracle, the biography, the adventure tale, the romance, the jest, and the anecdote, among others. In Spain, the oldest extant brief narratives in written form are in verse and date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The earliest examples include La vi.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (152 pages).
ISBN:9780813147666