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Alexander, Teresa L., A Definition of Brackenridge's
"Modern Chivalry." Master of Arts (English), December,
1979, 132 pp., bibliography, 29 titles.
Early American writer Hugh Henry Brackenridge con-
ceived and developed a code of modern chivalry in his
writings that culminated in the long prose satire Modern
Chivalry. He first introduced his code in the poem "The
Modern Chevalier," in which a modern knight is shown
traveling about the country in an attempt to understand
and correct the political absurdities of the people. In
Modern Chivalry, this code is developed in the three major
themes of rationalism, morality, and moderation and the
related concern that man recognize his proper place in
society. Satire is Brackenridge's weapon as well as the
primary aesthetic virtue of his novel. The metaphor of
modern chivalry serves to tie the various elements of the
rambling book into a unified whole.
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Alexander, Teresa L. A Definition of Brackenridge's "Modern Chivalry", thesis, December 1979; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504485/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .