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In Western medieval and Renaissance literature, a short narrative text that contains a moral. Examples include works by the French essayist Montaigne, the philosopher Pascal, and the Italian political theorist Machiavelli.



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The closest this version comes to the scenes of disputation and miraculous inspiration typical of hagiography and exemplary literature is the one that follows.
Floire and Blancheflor: courtly hagiography or radical romance? by Segol, Marla / Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics
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