Aristocratic Speech, the Gregorian Reform, and the First Troubadour
Aristocratic Speech, the Gregorian Reform, and the First Troubadour
This chapter presents evidence in support of a novel explanation of the origins of courtly love. It discusses three features of twelfth-century social life that combined to shape the courtly love ideal: a specific form of aristocratic speech; a related approach to kinship reckoning, gender identities, and “sexual” relationships; and the impact of the Gregorian Reform.
Keywords: courtly love, twelfth century, social life, aristocratic speech, kinship, gender identities, sexual relationships, Gregorian Reform
Chicago Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
