An anthology of medieval love debate poetry
By: translated and edited by Barbara K. Altmann and R. Barton Palmer.
Contributors: Altmann, Barbara K., 1957-; Palmer, R. Barton, 1946-
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Gainsville, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: French poetry -- To 1500 -- Translations into English; Debate poetry, French -- Translations into English; Love poetry, French -- Translations into English; Debate poetry, English (Middle); Love poetry, English (Middle)
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: "This very first anthology of medieval love debate poems - comprising five masterpieces of the genre - explores the many compelling mysteries raised by the experience of romantic love. Some have been translated into modern English for the first time. With wit, ingenuity, and humor, these poems suggest intriguing answers to what contemporary inquirers would call questions of gender and sexual politics: Who loves better, men or women? Are men or women more faithful in love? Are women obligated to reciprocate the attentions of an ardent male? What qualities in a lover do women most desire?"--BOOK JACKET.