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... seen begin- ning in Geoffrey of Monmouth and Layamon's Brut . But both Geoffrey and Layamon conceived themselves to be writing history , not romance ; the Arthurian romances derive rather from the French Arthurian legends which were ...
... seen begin- ning in Geoffrey of Monmouth and Layamon's Brut . But both Geoffrey and Layamon conceived themselves to be writing history , not romance ; the Arthurian romances derive rather from the French Arthurian legends which were ...
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... seen in the " Matter of Rome " romances . Greece , of course , was more remote , and was seen less as a period of history than a group of legends concerning Greek historical and mythological figures who were con- ceived of as feudal ...
... seen in the " Matter of Rome " romances . Greece , of course , was more remote , and was seen less as a period of history than a group of legends concerning Greek historical and mythological figures who were con- ceived of as feudal ...
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... seen to be a false picture . This is more than the movement from vengeance to compassion for the sinner , which it is often taken to be ; the statement that “ none does offend " follows a fierce picture of universal lechery and deceit ...
... seen to be a false picture . This is more than the movement from vengeance to compassion for the sinner , which it is often taken to be ; the statement that “ none does offend " follows a fierce picture of universal lechery and deceit ...
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