RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Courtly Love, Bourgeoisie, Neoplatonism
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Re103 lesson 11 courtly love - professor: dr. Landholdings to eldest son (becoming knights as well) England: as exemplified in tennyson"s version of lancelot and guinevere that was commissioned by queen victoria (as well as her choice of a white wedding dress as white is often associated with purity and virginity). Sufi love poetry: southern france, relationship between knight and his lady, knight would become ennobled , attractiveness (lady), sexual desire (physical aspects of her beauty), intended platonic nature of the relationship. Interactions restricted to honour, chivalry, and courtesy rather than base sexual desires. Men & women: women were subordinate to men, independent women acted more muses rather than artists in their own right, males continued to be protagonists, in contrast to women. Enlightenment understanding: aesthetic beauty - mediate socio-political systems and freedom, romanz (aka romantic) - referring to the local vernaculars of the romance languages.
