Marriage Fictions in Old French Secular Narratives, 1170-1250
A Critical Re-evaluation of the Courtly Love Debate
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Keith Nickolaus | ISBN: | 9781136710001 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Keith Nickolaus |
| ISBN: | 9781136710001 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "courtly love" debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.
Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "courtly love" debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.
