I think the most interesting thing about the “Courtly Love”
readings was learning that it was a genre that was most enjoyed by women (and
was, in some respects, empowering to women – at least compared to the rest of
the literature being written at the time), and was also on some level looked
down upon by the majority of “intelligent” society (i.e. those who read things
in Latin). While this genre was obviously very different from how we view the
romantic genre today, it’s fascinating to see how some of the fundamentals of
the current romance genre seem to have been present even then.
Monday, January 23, 2017
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Welcome! Bienvenue!
Welcome to the course blog for English 284, Medieval Romance, at Hood College.
This semester, we'll be reading some of the "greatest hits" of medieval literature and learning about the ways that literature both shapes and is shaped by the culture that produces and enjoys it. It will be a great journey, and I look forward to sharing it with you all!
This semester, we'll be reading some of the "greatest hits" of medieval literature and learning about the ways that literature both shapes and is shaped by the culture that produces and enjoys it. It will be a great journey, and I look forward to sharing it with you all!
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