Title: The origins of courtliness :
Authors: Jaeger, C. Stephen.
Date: 1985
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Physical description: xiv, 326 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: G
Contents: Courts and courtiers -- The courtier bishop -- Representative figures (I) : Otto of Bamberg -- Criticism of the court -- Representative figures (II) : Adalbert of Bremen -- The defense of the courtier -- From court ideal to literary ideal : metamorphoses of the courtier -- Courtesy -- Ancient urbanity and the spirit of revival in the German empire -- The language of courtesy : Latin terminology, vernacular counterparts -- The clerical rebellion against courtliness -- Courtliness in the chronicles -- Instructing the laity in courtesy -- Courtliness in the romance.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Chivalry; Civilization, Medieval.; Courtly love.; Courts and courtiers.