Rethinking chivalry and courtly love / Jennifer G. Wollock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wollock, Jennifer G.

Series:

Praeger series on the Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtly love--History.

Courtly love.

Chivalry--Europe--History.

Chivalry.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]

Summary:

Wollock (English, Texas A&M U.) draws on an impressive array of material in this broad commentary on courtly love and chivalry, with examples from the crusades, medieval and early modern literature, and liberally mixing in Gothic Revival and Romantic works from the 19th century forward to the present day. Surveying the lives of a large number of medieval and early modern figures, Wollock argues for a re-assessment of the notion of chivalry and chivalric lives to include women in courtly settings, thus correcting post-medieval definitions. She offers a similar survey in her discussion of courtly love. Though it serves as part of her argument that chivalric mores exist today, the constant use of contemporary examples alongside medieval ones ultimately dilutes her argument into one of generalities. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Precursors of Chivalry 15

3 The Rise of Courtly Love 31

4 Courtly Lives 47

5 Chivalric Institutions 65

6 Chivalric Moralities and the Impact of Courtly Love 93

7 The Literature of Chivalry 119

8 The Flowering of Courtly Love 151

9 The Fortune of Chivalry 183

10 The Persistence of Courtly Love 213

11 Chivalry and Courtly Love on a Global Scale 241

12 Conclusions 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-311) and index.

ISBN:

9780275984885

0275984885

9780313038501

0313038503

OCLC:

691927860