Heroic romances refers to a distinguished class of imaginative literature that flourished in the 17th century, principally in France.
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“Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are—
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
“Lies, fables and romances must needs be probable, but not the truth and foundation of our faith.”
—Johann G. Hamann (1730–1788)