Art of Courtly Love - Softcover

Capellanus, Andreas

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ISBN 10: 0393098486 ISBN 13: 9780393098488

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1969

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After becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century, the social system of 'courtly love' soon spread. Evidence of the influence of courtly love in the culture and literature of most of western Europe spans centuries. This unabridged edition of codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into 'one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization.' This translation of a work that may be viewed as didactic, mocking, or merely descriptive, preserves the attitudes and practices that were the foundation of a long and significant tradition in English literature.

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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 at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."

About the Author:

Jan M. Ziolkowski is Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin and chair of the Department of the Classics at Harvard. His many books include Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies; Nota Bene: Reading Classics and Writing Songs in the Early Middle Ages; and, with Michael C. J. Putnam, The Virgilian Tradition to 1500.

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