▁figures ▁like ▁Char lemagne , ▁Roland , ▁Per ce val , ▁Lan cel ot , ▁and ▁Gal ah ad . ▁Vie ▁de ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Be cket ▁was ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁in ▁this ▁field . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁in ▁the ▁h agi ographical ▁method ▁of ▁view ing ▁the ▁ep ic ▁narr ative ▁structure ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁present ing ▁“ my th ▁truth ,” ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁poet ▁treated ▁the ▁subject ▁as ▁a ▁“ real ” ▁myth ▁and ▁served ▁the ▁myth ▁by ▁present ing ▁it ▁as ▁accur ately ▁as ▁possible . ▁This ▁h agi ographical ▁attitude ▁towards ▁truth ▁is ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁truth ▁in ▁the ▁h agi ographical ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁novel istic , ▁rom ance ▁structure , ▁which ▁adopt s ▁a ▁preference ▁towards ▁“ legend ▁truth : ” ▁true ▁in ▁moral ▁imp lications ▁but ▁not ▁necessarily ▁fact ually ▁prov able ▁or ▁histor ically ▁correct . ▁Vie ▁de ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Be cket ▁is ▁seen ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁myth ▁perspective ▁towards ▁truth ▁because ▁of ▁Gu ern es ' s ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁accuracy . ▁This ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁accuracy ▁is ▁echo ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 3 th , ▁ 1 4 th , ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁centuries ▁in ▁po ems ▁by ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi , ▁and ▁in ▁po etic ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁St . ▁Anthony ▁Pad ua . ▁ ▁Vie ▁de ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Be cket ▁represents ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁in ▁the ▁h agi ographical ▁ep ic ▁style ▁because ▁Gu