Keith Nickolaus: 1 book
Marriage Fictions in Old French Secular Narratives, 1170-1250
A Critical Re-evaluation of the Courtly Love Debate
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "courtly love" debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.
