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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
Part 1 Love Problems: Courtly Literature, Genre Theory and Cognition
Chapter 1 The Problem of "Courtly Love": In Search of a New Paradigm
1 The Classic Theory (1880-1950)
2 Revisions and Contestations (1950-1985)
3 Poststructuralism and the New Medievalism (1985-the Present)
4 Generic and Cognitive Perspectives
Chapter 2 Medieval Poetic Love: Biological Universality and Cultural Specificity
1 The Medieval Invention of Love?
2 Universality: The Biology of Love
3 The Environment of Adaptation: Courtly Culture
4 Medieval Intellectual Culture and Poetic Form: Rhetoric and Dialectic
5 Medieval Social Institutions and Poetic Substance: Feudalism and Christianity
Chapter 3 Cognition and Genre Theory: The System of the Courtly Genres
1 Genre Theory and Courtly Literature
2 Courtly Lyric
3 Courtly Narrative
4 Courtly Didactic
5 The Courtly Genres as a System
Chapter 4 The Psycho-dynamics of Love: Parsing the Courtly Themes
1 The Origins of Love
2 Obstacles to Love
3 Overcoming the Obstacles
4 Outcomes
Part 2 Love's Discourse: A Cognitive Taxonomy of the Courtly Genres
Chapter 5 Love Song: Courtly Themes in a Lyric Mode
1 Pure Lyricism: The Canso and Some Derivative Genres
2 Songs of Male Boasting: The "Gap"
3 The Woman's Voice: Trobairitz and "Chansons de Femme"
4 Lyrico-narrative Genres: Pastourelle, Aube, Chanson de Toile
5 Lyrico-didactic Genres: Tensos and Partimens
Chapter 6 Love Story: Courtly Themes in a Narrative Mode
1 From Song to Tale: Troubadour Biographies and Lyric Insertions
2 Short Verse Narrative: Novas and Lais
3 Romance: Tristan, Chrétien and Beyond
Chapter 7 Love Lesson: Courtly Themes in a Didactic Mode
1 Vernacular Beginnings: The Ensenhamens.
2 The Ovidian Tradition: Latin and Vernacular Arts of Love
3 A Latin, Scholastic Synthesis: Andreas Capellanus
4 A Vernacular, Courtly Synthesis: Guillaume de Lorris
Chapter 8 Love Mocked: Courtly Themes in a Satirical Mode
1 Lyric Satire: Sirventés and "Contre-textes"
2 Narrative Satire: Burlesque Lais and Fabliaux
3 Didactic Satire: Debates and Diatribes
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Ancient and Medieval Authors and Works
Index of Modern Scholars
Subject Index.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1 Love Problems: Courtly Literature, Genre Theory and Cognition
Chapter 1 The Problem of "Courtly Love": In Search of a New Paradigm
1 The Classic Theory (1880-1950)
2 Revisions and Contestations (1950-1985)
3 Poststructuralism and the New Medievalism (1985-the Present)
4 Generic and Cognitive Perspectives
Chapter 2 Medieval Poetic Love: Biological Universality and Cultural Specificity
1 The Medieval Invention of Love?
2 Universality: The Biology of Love
3 The Environment of Adaptation: Courtly Culture
4 Medieval Intellectual Culture and Poetic Form: Rhetoric and Dialectic
5 Medieval Social Institutions and Poetic Substance: Feudalism and Christianity
Chapter 3 Cognition and Genre Theory: The System of the Courtly Genres
1 Genre Theory and Courtly Literature
2 Courtly Lyric
3 Courtly Narrative
4 Courtly Didactic
5 The Courtly Genres as a System
Chapter 4 The Psycho-dynamics of Love: Parsing the Courtly Themes
1 The Origins of Love
2 Obstacles to Love
3 Overcoming the Obstacles
4 Outcomes
Part 2 Love's Discourse: A Cognitive Taxonomy of the Courtly Genres
Chapter 5 Love Song: Courtly Themes in a Lyric Mode
1 Pure Lyricism: The Canso and Some Derivative Genres
2 Songs of Male Boasting: The "Gap"
3 The Woman's Voice: Trobairitz and "Chansons de Femme"
4 Lyrico-narrative Genres: Pastourelle, Aube, Chanson de Toile
5 Lyrico-didactic Genres: Tensos and Partimens
Chapter 6 Love Story: Courtly Themes in a Narrative Mode
1 From Song to Tale: Troubadour Biographies and Lyric Insertions
2 Short Verse Narrative: Novas and Lais
3 Romance: Tristan, Chrétien and Beyond
Chapter 7 Love Lesson: Courtly Themes in a Didactic Mode
1 Vernacular Beginnings: The Ensenhamens.
2 The Ovidian Tradition: Latin and Vernacular Arts of Love
3 A Latin, Scholastic Synthesis: Andreas Capellanus
4 A Vernacular, Courtly Synthesis: Guillaume de Lorris
Chapter 8 Love Mocked: Courtly Themes in a Satirical Mode
1 Lyric Satire: Sirventés and "Contre-textes"
2 Narrative Satire: Burlesque Lais and Fabliaux
3 Didactic Satire: Debates and Diatribes
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Ancient and Medieval Authors and Works
Index of Modern Scholars
Subject Index.