Courtly Love Definition

noun
An idealized and often illicit form of love celebrated in the literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in which a knight or courtier devotes himself to a noblewoman who is usually married and feigns indifference to preserve her reputation.
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A mediaeval European conception of noble and chivalrous love, generally secret and between members of the nobility.

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Courtly Love Sentence Examples

  • Codes of Conduct and the strict etiquette of everyday court life revolved around the Code of Chivalry, courtly manners and courtly love.

  • Emphasis was placed on a noble portrayal of Tristan, highly skilled in the craft of courtly love.

  • In medieval romances such as Marie de France's "Lanval" and the Renaissance epic "The Fairy Queene" the fairy is the love of the main character, symbol of unattainable, perfect courtly love and an object of adoration.

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