[PDF] Chaucers Structural And Thematic Use Of Courtly Love eBook

Author : Saviour John Stellini
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Love in literature
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From his very early literary years, Chaucer realised that the courtly convention could serve his genius both structurally and thematically. The courtly characteristics which Chaucer borrowed mainly from the French are used to function structurally not only in those poems dealing exclusively with a study of the courtly code, but, as will be discussed in chapter I, also in certain dream-visions that have a non-courtly theme. The primary interest -- hence the main emphasis in this essay - in a study of Chaucer's treatment of the ethic of courtly love lies, however, with the poet's examination of its nature and its values. Chaucer was well aware that this highly refined religion of love could only exist as a hypothetical ideal, and that from the practical as well as from the moral point of view it was always doomed. By contrasting it with other forms of love, Chaucer consistently exposed the weaknesses of courtly love: as will be explained in Chapter II, Chaucer objectively places courtly love in the perspective of natural love; later on, as will be discussed in Chapter III, Chaucer first implicitly contrasts courtly love with Christian love and then goes on explicitly to condemn it as being detri¬ mental to man's spiritual duties. After initially exposing its limitations and eventually condemning it, Chaucer attempted to offer a practical solution by blending the courtly and the marital systems of love. The development of this idea will be presented in the final chapter.

Author : Fritz Hubertus Vaziri
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 21,84 MB
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 364013852X

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Institut für Englische Philologie), course: Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales , language: English, abstract: When approaching an investigation on the elements of courtly love in a piece of literature as for instance Geoffrey Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale, it seems more than reasonable to first of all clarify what the term actually means, i.e. what the focus of study is to be. Consequently, such a clarification constitutes the beginning and also the basis of the examination developed in the course of this paper. It might not be a clarification, however, but at least to a certain extent rather an illustration of the scholarly controversy connected with amour courtois and its English equivalent. Still, ample characteristics of the concept behind the term will be found which are suited to be analyzed in the light of their application in the Miller’s Tale. A preceding brief observation of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale in the context of this issue is inserted for the purpose of gaining a more differentiated view onto the appearance of elements of courtly love in the second of the Canterbury Tales. A final conclusion will sum up central findings. Since its introduction in the nineteenth century a lot of controversy has surrounded the term amour courtois, as far as its use and necessity are concerned. What are the reasons for such difficulties in finding consent here and what are the various connotations involved in the idea of courtly love? It is by no means possible to thoroughly illustrate all conflicting positions in detail on the following pages, but some significant arguments will be outlined hereafter. A brief look at the development of the notion of courtly love might be helpful in reaching a better understanding of the issue at hand. Where does the term actually come from? When was it developed and by whom? BOASE states that the “term amour courtois was coined by Gaston Paris [...] in 1883.” He adds that it is disputed amongst scholars, whether the idea of courtly love is an invention of the Middle Ages.” LEWIS believes that courtly love appeared “quite suddenly at the end of the eleventh century in Languedoc”. He continues that it was introduced by Provençal Troubadours and served as an influential factor in European literature up to the nineteenth century.

Author : Fritz Hubertus Vaziri
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 2008-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3640138708

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Institut für Englische Philologie), course: Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: When approaching an investigation on the elements of courtly love in a piece of literature as for instance Geoffrey Chaucer's Miller's Tale, it seems more than reasonable to first of all clarify what the term actually means, i.e. what the focus of study is to be. Consequently, such a clarification constitutes the beginning and also the basis of the examination developed in the course of this paper. It might not be a clarification, however, but at least to a certain extent rather an illustration of the scholarly controversy connected with amour courtois and its English equivalent. Still, ample characteristics of the concept behind the term will be found which are suited to be analyzed in the light of their application in the Miller's Tale. A preceding brief observation of Chaucer's Knight's Tale in the context of this issue is inserted for the purpose of gaining a more differentiated view onto the appearance of elements of courtly love in the second of the Canterbury Tales. A final conclusion will sum up central findings. Since its introduction in the nineteenth century a lot of controversy has surrounded the term amour courtois, as far as its use and necessity are concerned. What are the reasons for such difficulties in finding consent here and what are the various connotations involved in the idea of courtly love? It is by no means possible to thoroughly illustrate all conflicting positions in detail on the following pages, but some significant arguments will be outlined hereafter. A brief look at the development of the notion of courtly love might be helpful in reaching a better understanding of the issue at hand. Where does the term actually come from? When was it developed and by wh

Author : F. X. Newman
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 1968-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780873952224

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This book contributes to an understanding of the nature of mid-life transitions and crises by focusing on the unique personal meaning of the transitional experience for the individual. There is an implicit structure to the way in which such a transition is experienced by the individual, and this can be made explicit by the techniques and methods of the approach outlined and illustrated in the book. The value of making this structure explicit is that it enables us to understand and assess the nature and dimensions of the transition, whether or not it will reach crisis proportions, and to assess possible intervention strategies. Meaning in Mid-Life Transitions should be of interest to human service practitioners as well as teachers and students of human development and behavior. It evidences an integrative approach and structural framework, including a series of in-depth clinical and research studies.

Author : William George Dodd
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 2012-01
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ISBN : 9781407715223

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Tison Pugh
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813048354

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Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature. This introduction begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England and then expands into analyses of such major works as The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde, and, of course, the Canterbury Tales, examining them alongside a selection of lesser known verses.