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Marriage Fictions in Old French Secular Narratives, 1170-1250: A Critical Re-Evaluation of the Courtly Love Debate

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First published 2002 by Routledge. 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.

Author(s): Keith Nickolaus
Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture, 6
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2013

Language: English
Pages: 282
City: London

Series Editor Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One. Marriage Fictions and the Meaning of 'Courtly Love'
Chapter Two. Love, Marriage, and Mythology: Marriage Fictions and Epic History
Chapter Three. Twelfth-Century Marriage Reforms and the Representation of Marriage
Chapter Four. Courtly Narratives, Christian Sacrament: Consent Doctrine and Social Ideology in the Old French 'Roman'
Conclusion. Western Tradition and the Old French 'Roman'
Bibliography
Index