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Pages: 252
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-11 - Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

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A comprehensive examination of the rituals and philosophies that created and sustained medieval troubadour culture • Debunks the myth of the platonic nature o
The Art of Courtly Love
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Andreas (Capellanus.)
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life
Courtly Love, the Love of Courtliness, and the History of Sexuality
Language: en
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Authors: James A. Schultz
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-08-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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One of the great achievements of the Middle Ages, Europe’s courtly culture gave the world the tournament, the festival, the knighting ceremony, and also court
Rethinking Chivalry and Courtly Love
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Jennifer G. Wollock
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-07 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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This book offers an overview of the origins, growth, and influence of chivalry and courtly love, casting new light on the importance of these medieval ideals fo
Courtly Love Undressed
Language: en
Pages: 342
Authors: E. Jane Burns
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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Reading through clothes reveals that the expression of female desire, so often effaced in courtly lyric and romance, can be registered in the poetic deployment