The Art of Courtly Love
by Capellanus, Andreas; Parry, John JayEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1990-04-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Pub Services
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Summary
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 The Art of Courtly Love 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.
Table of Contents
| Editor's Introduction | |
| Author's Preface | |
| Introduction to the Treatise on Love | |
| What Love Is | |
| Between What Persons Love May Exist | |
| Where Love Gets Its Name | |
| What the Effect of Love Is | |
| What Persons Are Fit for Love | |
| In What Manner Love May Be Acquired and in How Many Ways | |
| The Love of the Clergy | |
| The Love of Nuns | |
| Love Got With Money | |
| The Easy Attainment of One's Object | |
| The Love of Peasants | |
| The Love of Prostitutes | |
| How Love May Be Retained | |
| How Love, When It Has Been Acquired, May Be Kept | |
| How a Love, Once Consummated, May Be Increased | |
| In What Ways Love May Be Decreased | |
| How Love May Come to an End | |
| Indications That One's Love Is Returned | |
| If One of the Lovers Is Unfaithful to the Other | |
| Various Decisions in Love Cases | |
| The Rules of Love | |
| The Rejection of Love | |
| Bibliography | |
| Genealogical Table | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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