What is meant by the tradition of courtly love?
What is meant by the tradition of courtly love?
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Courtly love was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. It was prevalent in Western Europe from about the 11th to the 15th century.
In the tradition of courtly love, a knight would be devoted to a high-ranking lady, sometimes a wife or a mistress, but always a woman of a higher social status. He would show his devotion by performing great deeds, or by writing love poetry or songs, and by giving gifts to the woman.
Courtly love was a medieval European concept of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. The rules of courtly love encourage knights to fall in love with unattainable women, like married women of higher social status, and to engage in adventures like rescuing her.
The tradition of courtly love was based on the teachings of the Roman poet Ovid, who wrote the poem “Ars Amatoria” (“The Art of Love”) in the first century. Ovid expanded the concept of love that was found in the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on Lesbos Island in the early sixth century. The tradition of courtly love was the inspiration for the troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries. The troubadours used their music and poetry to express their love for an unattainable lady, and the use of the word “lady” and “love”