Violent Passions: Managing Love in the Old French Verse Romance (Arthurian and Courtly Cultures)

This book re-evaluates the perception of "courtly love" in Old French verse. Adams traces how these verses explore the emotional trials of amour and propose coping methods for the lovelorn. Cover 1 Contents 7 Acknowledgments 8 List of Abbreviations 9 Introduction 11 1 The Problem of Love 20 2 The Mad Lovers of the Ovidian Lais 46 3 Marriage and Amor 83 4 The Roman d’Eneas and the Erotics of Empire Building 115 5 “Making Love” in Béroul and Thomas’s Tristans 153 6 The Magister Amoris and his Willful Lovers: Cligés and the Chevalier de la Charrete 195 Conclusion 245 Notes 253 Bibliography 295 Index 315 A 315 B 315 C 315 D 316 E 316 F 316 G 316 H 317 I 317 J 317 K 317 L 317 M 317 N 318 O 318 P 318 R 318 S 318 T 319 U 319 V 319 W 319 Y 319 Z 319 Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-9 The Problem of Love....Pages 11-36 The Mad Lovers of the Ovidian Lais....Pages 37-73 Marriage and Amor....Pages 75-106 The Roman d’Eneas and the Erotics of Empire Building....Pages 107-144 “Making Love” in Béroul and Thomas’s Tristans....Pages 145-186 The Magister Amoris and His Willful Lovers: Cligés and the Chevalier de la Charrete....Pages 187-236 Conclusion....Pages 237-244 Back Matter....Pages 245-311