Vulnus amoris The Transformations of “Love’s Wound” in Medieval Romance Literatures

The concept of love’s wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept in Medieval French, Occitan, and Italian literature – with the purpose of tracing its transformation through a selection of medieval literary masterpieces, sacred and profane. The...

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Main Author: Gubbini, Gaia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Edition:1
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
Subjects:
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Französische Literatur
French Literature
Italian Literature
Italienische Literatur
Liebe
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Literary studies: general
Literatur des Mittelalters
Literature: history and criticism
Love
Medieval Literature
Occitan Literature
Medieval Literature
Italian Literature
French Literature
Occitan Literature
Literatur des Mittelalters
Französische Literatur
Love
Italienische Literatur
Liebe
ISBN:9783110721805, 9783110721737, 3110721732, 3110721805, 3110721643, 9783110721645
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction. Vulnus amoris and Passio: The Sacred-Profane Connection -- 2 Love's Wound in Medieval Romance Love Poetry -- 3 "Amours est plaie dedenz cors / e si ne piert nïent defors": Marie de France, Blondel de Nesle and the Occitan Romance Flamenca -- 4 Passio Christi. Love's Wound in Medieval Religious Literature -- 5 The Wound of Passion, the Bleeding Lance and the Grail Tradition -- 6 She Wounds, She Heals: Healing the Wound -- 7 To Conclude -- 8 Bibliography -- Index of Primary Authors
  • Acknowledgments --
  • 5 The Wound of Passion, the Bleeding Lance and the Grail Tradition --
  • 8 Bibliography --
  • Contents --
  • Index of Primary Authors
  • 6 She Wounds, She Heals: Healing the Wound --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 2 Love’s Wound in Medieval Romance Love Poetry --
  • 3 “Amours est plaie dedenz cors / e si ne piert nïent defors”: Marie de France, Blondel de Nesle and the Occitan Romance Flamenca --
  • 4 Passio Christi. Love’s Wound in Medieval Religious Literature --
  • 7 To Conclude --
  • 1 Introduction. Vulnus amoris and Passio: The Sacred-Profane Connection --