Chivalry and Courtly Love in the Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Goodman Wollock , PhD, is professor of English at Texas A&M University. Klappentext 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 for understanding world history and culture to the present day. Rethinking Chivalry and Courtly Love shows that these two interlinked medieval era concepts are best understood in light of each other. It is the first book to explore the multicultural origins of chivalry and courtly love in tandem, tracing their sources back to the ancient world, then follow their development-separately and together-through medieval life and literature. In addition to examining the history of chivalry and courtly love, this remarkable volume looks at their enduring legacy-not just in popular media but in molding our present-day concepts of human rights, professional ethics, military conduct, and gender relations. Readers will see how understanding the tenets of the chivalrous life helps us understand our own world today.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 for understanding world history and culture to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Precursors of Chivalry 3. The Rise of Courtly Love 4. Courtly Lives 5. Chivalric Institutions 6. Chivalric Moralities and the Impact of Courtly Love 7. The Literature of Chivalry 8. The Flowering of Courtly Love 9. The Fortune of Chivalry 10. The Persistence of Courtly Love 11. Chivalry and Courtly Love on a Global Scale 12. Conclusions Notes Select Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jennifer Wollock, Jennifer G. Wollock, Wollock Jennifer G.
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2011
• EAN: 9780275984885
• ISBN: 978-0-275-98488-5
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: Praeger Series on the Middle A; Praeger Series on the Middle Ages; Praeger Series on the Middle A; Praeger Series on the Middle Ages
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Culture; World History