Palamède
medieval literature
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prose romances
- In romance: Structure
…an offshoot, the romance of Palamède (before 1240), which deals with the older generation of Arthur’s knights. A similar example of “extension backward” is the Perceforest, which associates the beginnings of knighthood in Britain with both Brutus the Trojan (reputedly Aeneas’ grandson and the legendary founder of Britain) and Alexander…
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