Romance

ISBN: 9780199252121
Published by : Oxford University Press
Madness is a frequent theme in medieval French literature. It afflicts the two greatest heroes of the Arthurian world, Lancelot and Tristan, as well as numerous other knights and unlucky lovers in courtly tradition. It also appears in devotiona... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780674030886
Published by : Harvard University Press
Drawing on classical models by Cicero and Sallust, Petrarch in these four invectives savagely attacks some of the great pillars of authority in medieval society: medicine, high ranking prelates, scholastic philosophy and the French. Early human... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780268044039
Published by : University of Notre Dame Press
Agnes of Harcourt is an important though little known thirteenth-century author. Born into a leading Norman noble family, she became an abbess at the new royal Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, founded just outside of Paris by Isabel... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754601739
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Although Christine de Pizan was one of the most prolific political writers of the Middle Ages, her works are not widely studied outside the realms of French literature. In this study, Fohan looks at Pizan's ideas and the problems she sought to ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754601746
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Although Christine de Pizan was one of the most prolific political writers of the Middle Ages, her works are not widely studied outside the realms of French literature. In this study, Fohan looks at Pizan's ideas and the problems she sought to ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415937221
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The aim of Nickolaus' dissertation is to discover the origin and meaning of courtly love and love motifs in medieval literature based on a highly detailed analysis of French secular tales of love, marriage and adultery. Supported throughout wit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780815326502
Published by : Routledge Ltd
This is the first edition in more than a century and the first modern English translation of Mauchaut's masterpiece, The Taking of Alexandria . Based on his extensive discussion with returning crusaders, the poet recounts King Peter I of Cyprus'... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813024752
Published by : University of Florida Press
Converso refers to a community of New Christians that emerged in Spain in the 15th century and, becoming largely alientated by the Old Christian society, they formed a second tier of Christian worshippers. This study looks at the literary outp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300084122
Published by : Yale University Press
The historical existence of women trouvères in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries has been doubted, largely because many songs were anonymous. This anthology of over 70 Old French songs, accompanied by parallel English verse tra... .... Learn More