This article aims to demonstrate that the romances of Chrétien de Troyes esta- blish a canonical form for the genre by placing the description of feelings at the he- art of the narrative, to the extent that the truth of the story hinges upon the sincerity of the emotions portrayed. A lexical and rhetorical analysis illustrates Chrétien’s emotional realism, revealing a consistent integration of perception, emotion, and action that makes characters emerge as nuanced individuals, as the environment they navigate becomes a spatial projection of their feelings. Chrétien’s emotional realism relies on empathy: it enables audiences to engage with the human experien- ce of the world as depicted in the romance, and to verify its authenticity by way of comparison with their own emotional lives.
Chrétien de Troyes, il realismo dei sentimenti e la forma “canonica” del romanzo
Anatole Pierre Fuksas
2025-01-01
Abstract
This article aims to demonstrate that the romances of Chrétien de Troyes esta- blish a canonical form for the genre by placing the description of feelings at the he- art of the narrative, to the extent that the truth of the story hinges upon the sincerity of the emotions portrayed. A lexical and rhetorical analysis illustrates Chrétien’s emotional realism, revealing a consistent integration of perception, emotion, and action that makes characters emerge as nuanced individuals, as the environment they navigate becomes a spatial projection of their feelings. Chrétien’s emotional realism relies on empathy: it enables audiences to engage with the human experien- ce of the world as depicted in the romance, and to verify its authenticity by way of comparison with their own emotional lives.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
