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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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Author:   Andreas Capellanus ,  John Jay Parry
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.269kg
ISBN:  

9780231073059

ISBN 10:   0231073054
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   16 May 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction Author's Preface Book One: Introduction to the Treatise on Love I. What Love Is II. Between What Persons Love May Exist III. Where Love Gets Its Name IV. What the Effect of Love Is V. What Persons Are Fit for Love VI. In What Manner Love May Be Acquired and in How Many Ways VII. The Love of the Clergy VIII. The Love of Nuns IX. Love Got With Money X. The Easy Attainment of One's Object XI. The Love of Peasants XII. The Love of Prostitutes Book Two: How Love May Be Retained I. How Love, When It Has Been Acquired, May Be Kept II. How a Love, Once Consummated, May Be Increased III. In What Ways Love May Be Decreased IV. How Love May Come to an End V. Indications That One's Love Is Returned VI. If One of the Lovers Is Unfaithful to the Other VII. Various Decisions in Love Cases VIII. The Rules of Love Book Three: The Rejection of Love Bibliography Genealogical Table

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Andreas Capellanus (Andre the Chaplain) wrote The Art of Courtly Love at the request of Countess Marie of Troyes, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The book is believed to have been intended to portray conditions at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174, but Capellanus wrote it most likely several years later.

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