The origins of courtliness
Subtitle: civilizing trends and the formation of courtly ideals, 939-1210
By: C. Stephen Jaeger
Series: The Middle Ages; Middle Ages series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780585113654
Subjects: Courts and courtiers; Courtly love; Chivalry; Medieval Civilization; Cours et courtisans; Amour courtois; Chevalerie; Civilisation médiévale; HISTORY; Western; Hoofsheid
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-315) and index.
Table of contents: title: Courts and Courtiers --; title: The Courtier Bishop --; title: Representative Figures (I): Otto of Bamberg --; title: Criticism of the Court --; title: Representative Figures (II): Adalbert of Bremen --; title: The Defense of the Courtier --; title: From Court Ideal to Literary Ideal: Metamorphoses of the Courtier --; title: Courtesy --; title: Ancient Urbanity and the Spirit of Revival in the German Empire --; title: The Language of Courtesy: Latin Terminology, Vernacular Counterparts --; title: The Clerical Rebellion Against Courtliness --; title: Courtliness in the Chronicles --; title: Instructing the Laity in Courtesy --; title: Courtliness in the Romance.