Andreas and the ambiguity of courtly love / / Paolo Cherchi

• Autore: Cherchi Paolo
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1994; ©1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
• Disciplina: 849/.1209354
• Soggetto topico: Provençal poetry - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Civilization, Medieval, in literature; Courtly love in literature; Troubadours
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Ambiguity of Courtly Love in Andreas Capellanus's Model -- Mezura -- The Adynata -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Provençal lyric poetry, highlighting some of the significant personalities and movements.
• Titolo autorizzato: Andreas and the ambiguity of courtly love
• ISBN: 1-4426-7083-5; 1-282-00302-X; 9786612003028
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456176403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Italian studies.