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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
Andreas Capellanus on Love
Language: la
Pages: 358
Authors: Andreas (Capellanus.)
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982 - Publisher: Bristol Classical Press

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The De Amore of Andreas Capellanus (André the Chaplain), composed in France in the 1180s, is celebrated as the first comprehensive discussion of theory of cour
Courtly Love
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Jean Markale
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
Courtly Love, the Love of Courtliness, and the History of Sexuality
Language: en
Pages: 265
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
Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts
Language: en
Pages: 68
Authors: Pamela J. Porter
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-01 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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Illustrations drawn from medieval manuscripts provide insight into courtly love, the stylised and idealistic relationship between a chivalrous knight and his la