| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 194 pages) |
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Toronto Italian studies |
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Toronto Italian studies.
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| Contents |
CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- The Ambiguity of Courtly Love in Andreas Capellanus's Model -- Mezura -- The Adynata -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF NAMES -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z |
| Summary |
A resolution to the vexed problem whether a troubadour's love is erotic or spiritual is offered by Paolo Cherchi through a new reading of Andreas Capellanus' De Amore (written around 1186-1196). He suggests that Andreas, using a rhetorical strategy that creates ambiguity, condemns courtly love because its claim that passion generates virtue is untenable and deceitful. Although Andreas grasped the core of the courtly love 'system, ' namely, the relation between passion and ethics, he failed to consider the notion of mezura, that courtly virtue through which troubadours transformed nature into culture, and erotic passion into social discourse. Cherchi offers an innovative interpretation and a close reading of selected poems. He traces the history of Provençal lyric poetry, highlighting some of the significant personalities and movements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Andreas, Capellanus. De amore et amoris remedio
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| SUBJECT |
André le Chapelain, 11..-12 ... De Amore. ram |
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Andreas (Capellanus). De amore et de amoris remedio. swd |
| Subject |
Provençal poetry -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Courtly love in literature.
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Troubadours.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature
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Courtly love in literature
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Troubadours
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Höfische Minne
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Troubadourlyrik
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De amore (Andreas Capellanus)
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Middeleeuws Latijn.
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Hoofse liefde.
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Occitaans.
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Troubadourslyriek.
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Littérature courtoise.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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e-books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Livres numériques.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442670839 |
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1442670835 |
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128200302X |
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9781282003026 |
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