Breton lai
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A Breton lai is a short medieval narrative poem, often involving romance, chivalry, and the supernatural, traditionally associated with Brittany and written in verse.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary genre
ⓘ
medieval narrative poem ⓘ short narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
Breton lay
ⓘ
lai breton ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Breton culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
entertainment
ⓘ
exploration of courtly values ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ |
| hasGenreFamily | medieval romance ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Middle English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTradition |
French medieval literature
ⓘ
Middle English literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeter | octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFeature |
condensed action
ⓘ
focus on a single crisis ⓘ marvelous events ⓘ strong closure ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNotablePractitioner | Marie de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginRegion | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfOrigin |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Arthurian court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval courtly world ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
minstrel performance
ⓘ
oral tale ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
compact plot
ⓘ
single-episode narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
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chivalry ⓘ courtly love ⓘ magic ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ romance ⓘ tests of loyalty ⓘ the Otherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| hasTypicalLength | short ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English lays
ⓘ
later romance literature ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Marie de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Arthurian romance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breton oral tradition ⓘ Celtic legend ⓘ |
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