TY - BOOK ID - 78139362 TI - Violence in medieval courtly literature PY - 2004 SN - 1280243511 9786610243518 0203341325 9780203341322 6610243514 9781135876357 1135876355 9781135876302 1135876304 9781135876340 1135876347 9780415762694 0415762693 0415971012 9780415971010 9781280243516 PB - New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Literature, Medieval KW - Violence in literature. KW - History and criticism. KW - Littérature médiévale KW - Violence dans la littérature KW - Histoire et critique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78139362 AB - Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected, mistrust ruled, rape was a rampant problem, and marriage was often characterized by brutality. Albrecht Classen brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars in this volume to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising unions of love and violence in courtly medieval literature. ER -