Meaning of courtly love | Babel Free

Definitions

A mediaeval European conception of noble and chivalrous love, generally secret and between members of the nobility.

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“The impression that courtly love is out of date, long superseded by modern manners, is a lure blinding us to how the logic of courtly love still defines the parameters within which the two sexes relate to each other.”

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