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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I still disagree that King Arthur is romance.
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That's because you don't understand what the word "romance" means, in a literary context, Jon. It has nothing to do with "love stories". A romance was the predecessor of the novel, and was an adventure story, normally with "stock characters" such as a knight errant, and a heroic quest. The main character in "Don Quixote" attempts to be a figure out of a romance (with disastrous consequences).
Mallory's "Morte d'Arthur" is unquestionably a romance. "Robinson Crusoe" is arguably one.