The Legacy of Courtly Literature

From Medieval to Contemporary Culture
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-60728-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4249 g

Reihe: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures

This fascinating volume examines the enduring influence of courtly tradition and courtly love, particularly in contemporary popular culture. The ten chapters explore topics including the impact of the medieval troubadour in modern love songs, the legacy of figures such as Tristan, Iseult, Lancelot, Guinevere, and Merlin in modern film and literature, and more generally, how courtly and chivalric conceptions of love have shaped the Western world’s conception of love, loyalty, honor, and adultery throughout history and to this day. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cholakian, Rouben

Nelson-Campbell, Deborah

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 The Failures of Courtly Love in Three Late Medieval Glosses: The Arthurian Knight Remythified Ovidian.- 3 Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and the Fabliau.- 4 Villon’s Dreams of the Courtly.-  5 “You Make me Want to be a Better Man”:  Courtly Values Revived in Modern Film.- 6 From Marie de France to J.K. Rowling: the Weasel.- 7 Courtly Literature: “Yesterday” is Today.-  8 Variations on a Transcultural Phenomenon: The Potion  Scene in Four Film Versions of the Legend of Tristan and Iseult.- 9 The Musical Incongruities of Time Travel in Arthurian Film.- 10 .  The Fool and the Wise Man: The Legacy of the Two Merlins in Modern Culture.- 11 A Legacy of Japanese Courtly Literature:  The Imperial New Year Poetry Recitation Ceremony.

Über Autor(innen)

Deborah Nelson-Campbell is Professor of French Studies at Rice University, USA.

Rouben Cholakian is Professor Emeritus of French at Hamilton College, USA.