"Brief narratives," or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. They began with writings in Latin and, eventually, made their way into the vernacular languages of Europe. They include the fable, the apologue, the exemplum, the saint's life, the miracle, the biography, the adventure tale, the romance, the jest, and the anecdote, among others. In Spain, the oldest extant brief narratives in written form are in verse and date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The earliest examples include...
"Brief narratives," or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. Th...
In 1253, this collection of fictional tales was translated from Arabic into the language of thirteenth-century Spain. It is one of the purest surviving representatives of a group of stories generally called the Book of Sindibad and is probably one of the most direct descendants of the long-lost original.
In 1253, this collection of fictional tales was translated from Arabic into the language of thirteenth-century Spain. It is one of the purest survivin...
This volume is composed of articles by former students of Professor Holmes and presented to him in his sixty-fifth year. Most of the essays deal with medieval subjects or subjects very closely associated with the Middle Ages.
This volume is composed of articles by former students of Professor Holmes and presented to him in his sixty-fifth year. Most of the essays deal with ...
This volume is composed of fifteen essays on Hispanic subjects by scholars from the United States and abroad, and it was presented to Professor Adams in his seventieth year.
This volume is composed of fifteen essays on Hispanic subjects by scholars from the United States and abroad, and it was presented to Professor Adams ...
