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===Romance=== | ===Romance=== | ||
This form of narrative is principally a source of entertainment (Cuddon 758). These stories were written with elements of love, fantasy, adventure and extravagance. Some popular works of romantic verse are ''Le Morte D'Arthur'' by Sir Thomas Mallory, ''Don Quixote'' by Cervantes, and Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. | This form of narrative is principally a source of entertainment (Cuddon 758). These stories were written with elements of love, fantasy, adventure and extravagance. Some popular works of romantic verse are ''Le Morte D'Arthur'' by Sir Thomas Mallory, ''Don Quixote'' by Cervantes, and Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. Harmon and Holman believe this to be the most popular of the three narrative verses (444). | ||
===Ballad=== | ===Ballad=== | ||