Courtly Contradictions: The Emergence of the Literary Object in the Twelfth Century
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Where does courtly literature come from? What is the meaning of "courtly love"? What is the relation between religious and secular culture in the Middle Ages, and why does it matter? This book addresses these questions, as its title indicates, by way of contradiction. Contradiction is central both to medieval logic and to most modern protocols of reading; it therefore informs both the production and the reception of medieval texts. Yet contradiction...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0804730792
ISBN13:9780804730792
Release Date:October 2002
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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