Excerpt from The University of Pennsylvania: The Vogue of Medieval Chivalric, Romance During the English Renaissance

In order to understand the history of the medieval romances during the first hundred years after the advent of printing, it is necessary to glance at their reputation in England during the period immediately preceding that event.

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