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Medieval legends of love & lust, Rosalind Kerven

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Medieval legends of love & lust, Rosalind Kerven

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Medieval legends of love & lust

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Rosalind Kerven

Summary

* A UNIQUE collection of romantic stories from the 12th - 15th centuries. * Authentically and entertainingly retold from translations of the original, very lengthy and complex texts. * Almost thirty stories - both famous and little known - from England, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Wales. * Dramatic adventures in courtly love, mystical passion, bawdy and jocular tales, tragedy, scandal and feminist longing. * Written by a highly acclaimed expert in world legends * Essential reading for anyone interested in the popular thought and culture of the Middle Ages DISCOVER: - The 12th century #MeToo scandal of Abelard and Heloise - Why a medieval feminist condemned the bestselling 'Romance of the Rose' - The secret heartache behind Dante's seminal work, 'Divine Comedy' - Bawdy tales from Chaucer and Boccaccio - Why men were banned from the mysterious City of Ladies - How Queen Guinevere's affair with Sir Lancelot brought down the legendary King Arthur - The tear-jerking twists and turns of Portuguese romantic epic, 'Amadis and Oriana'

Target audience

adult

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