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Transnational Modern Languages. A Handbook, Pages: 289 - 295

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This chapter argues that classic tales in the western tradition are transnational in origin, including many found in the Bible, Homer and canonical compilations which became foundational texts of national literatures, such as The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales, Don Quixote or epic poems telling the...

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Published in: Transnational Modern Languages. A Handbook
ISBN: 1800348495
Published: Liverpool Liverpool University Press
Online Access: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/55098/
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