chivalric romance
C4255
concept
A chivalric romance is a medieval narrative genre that recounts the adventures of knights engaged in quests that blend courtly love, martial valor, and the supernatural within an idealized feudal world.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chivalric romance canonical | 11 |
| medieval literary cycle | 3 |
| courtly romance | 2 |
| heroic quest | 2 |
| Grail romance | 1 |
| chivalric epic poem | 1 |
| chivalric romance cycle | 1 |
| chivalric romance motif | 1 |
| historical romance | 1 |
Instances (23)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | — |
| Argonautic expedition | heroic quest |
| Weisskunig | — |
| Theuerdank | chivalric epic poem |
| Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances | chivalric romance cycle |
| The Awntyrs off Arthure | — |
| The Knight's Tale | — |
| The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain | — |
| Tristan | courtly romance |
| Saint George and the Dragon | chivalric romance motif |
| Seven Labors of Esfandiyar | heroic quest |
| Freydal | — |
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Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
surface form:
Orlando Furioso
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| Arthurian legend | medieval literary cycle |
| Kings’ Cycle | medieval literary cycle |
| Estoire del Saint Graal | Grail romance |
| Erec et Enide | — |
| Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion | — |
| Matter of France | medieval literary cycle |
| The Tale of Genji | courtly romance |
| The Tale of Sir Gareth | — |
| Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae | historical romance |
| The Squire's Tale | — |