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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....

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Main Author: Gubbini, Gaia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
Subjects:
Occitan Literature
Liebe
Medieval Literature
Thema Editeur::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::ds Literature: History And Criticism::dsb Literary Studies: General
Italian Literature
Thema Editeur::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::ds Literature: History And Criticism
Thema Editeur::d Biography, Literature And Literary Studies::ds Literature: History And Criticism::dsb Literary Studies: General::dsbb Literary Studies: Ancient, Classical And Medieval
French Literature
Französische Literatur
Love
Italienische Literatur
Literatur Des Mittelalters
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Summary: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 imagery of love's wound is analysed with multiple approaches, considering also representations of the theme in manuscript illuminations.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), by-nc-nd/4.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (213 p.)
ISBN:9783110721645
9783110721805
9783110721737

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