Reflections on the creation of a database of chivalric motifs: a scientific and digital challenge
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https://doi.org/10.13136/2284-2667/1103Keywords:
romances of chivalry, motifs, Stith Thompson, Digital Humanities, databaseAbstract
The article aims to give an overview of the issues encountered so far in the creation of a catalogue of chivalrous motifs, presenting the work carried out by the research group of Progetto Mambrino, from the Università di Verona, on the corpus of Italian translations and sequels of Spanish chivalric novels. We will examine some of the main methodological problems posed by the study of motifs, taking into account previous experiences and existing indexes of motifs, also in other scientific areas. Finally, we want to explore the possibilities that the digital environment offers in the composition of a database of motifs of chivalric novels.
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