TY - BOOK
T1 - Violence in medieval courtly literature
T2 - A casebook
AU - Classen, Albrecht
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2004 by Routledge. All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/7/18
Y1 - 2004/7/18
N2 - Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected, mistrust ruled, rape was a rampant problem, and marriage was often characterized by brutality. Albrecht Classen brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars in this volume to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising unions of love and violence in courtly medieval literature.
AB - Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected, mistrust ruled, rape was a rampant problem, and marriage was often characterized by brutality. Albrecht Classen brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars in this volume to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising unions of love and violence in courtly medieval literature.
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U2 - 10.4324/9780203341322
DO - 10.4324/9780203341322
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AN - SCOPUS:84909114101
SN - 0203341325
SN - 9780203341322
BT - Violence in medieval courtly literature
PB - Routledge
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