Andreas and the ambiguity of courtly love /
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...
| Основен автор: | Cherchi, Paolo. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
℗♭1994.
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| Серия: |
Toronto Italian studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467901 |
| Подобни документи: |
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Andreas and the ambiguity of courtly love. |
| Резюме: |
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 Provencʹal lyric poetry, highlighting some of the significant personalities and movements. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xv, 194 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442670839 1442670835 128200302X 9781282003026 |