![]() ![]() Thus, an adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britanniae (1135–38), made by Wace of Jersey in 1155, was known as Li Romanz de Brut, while an anonymous adaptation (of slightly later date) of Virgil’s Aeneid was known as Li Romanz d’Enéas it is difficult to tell whether in such cases li romanz still meant “the French version” or had already come to mean “the story.” It soon specialized in the latter sense, however, and was applied to narrative compositions similar in character to those imitated from Latin sources but totally different in origin and, as the nature of these compositions changed, the word itself acquired an increasingly wide spectrum of meanings. Its meaning then shifted from the language in which the work was written to the work itself. The Old French word romanz originally meant “the speech of the people,” or “the vulgar tongue,” from a popular Latin word, Romanice, meaning written in the vernacular, in contrast with the written form of literary Latin. It had antecedents in many prose works from classical antiquity (the so-called Greek romances), but as a distinctive genre it was developed in the context of the aristocratic courts of such patrons as Eleanor of Aquitaine. Romance, literary form, usually characterized by its treatment of chivalry, that came into being in France in the mid-12th century. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.There are several alliedspecies, sometimes known asharnessed antelopes, which areof a larger size. The males alone haverather small, spirally twistedhorns. ium-sized red antelope (q.v.), marked with white hnes and spots, belong-ing to- a local race of a widelyspread species, Tragelaphusscriptus. ![]() The encyclopdia britannica a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information. This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage. Alamy charges you a fee for access to the high resolution copy of the image. This image is a public domain image, which means either that copyright has expired in the image or the copyright holder has waived their copyright. ![]()
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