- Romance of chivalry
- subst.(litterært) ridderroman
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Romance of chivalry
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Romance — Ro*mance , n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
romance — ► NOUN 1) a pleasurable feeling of excitement and wonder associated with love. 2) a love affair. 3) a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way. 4) a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday… … English terms dictionary
Romance of Thebes — is a literary subject that has been treated in several languages.French Le Roman de Thèbes is a poem of some 10,000 lines which appears to be based, not on the Thebaid of Statius, but on an abridgment of that work. This view is supported by the… … Wikipedia
romance — romance1 romancer, n. n., adj. /roh mans , roh mans/; v. /roh mans /, n., v., romanced, romancing, adj. n. 1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or… … Universalium
Chivalry — For other uses, see Chivalry (disambiguation). Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. Chivalry was also the term used to refer… … Wikipedia
Romance (genre) — For the modern genre of romantic fiction, see Romance novel and Romance film. Yvain fighting Gawain. Medieval illumination from Chrétien de Troyes s romance, Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion … Wikipedia
romance — n., adj., & v. n. also disp. 1 an atmosphere or tendency characterized by a sense of remoteness from or idealization of everyday life. 2 a a prevailing sense of wonder or mystery surrounding the mutual attraction in a love affair. b sentimental… … Useful english dictionary
Romance — n., adj., & v. n. also disp. 1 an atmosphere or tendency characterized by a sense of remoteness from or idealization of everyday life. 2 a a prevailing sense of wonder or mystery surrounding the mutual attraction in a love affair. b sentimental… … Useful english dictionary
romance — copulation with one person outside marriage or a stable relationship In standard usage, a courtship, from the romance, or tale of chivalry, which was set down in vernacular French rather than in Latin: I am distressed to see the old… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
romance — [rə(ʊ) mans, rəʊmans] noun 1》 a pleasurable feeling of excitement and wonder associated with love. ↘a love affair, especially a relatively brief and light hearted one. ↘a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way.… … English new terms dictionary
Romance — This popular type of novel, inherited from the ancient world, was revived in the 12th century. For example, the Achilleis (q.v.), probably composed around the beginning of the 15th century, recalls Homer s (q.v.) Trojan war, as do the main… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
