The making of romantic love longing and sexuality in Europe, South Asia, and Japan, 900-1200 CE / [electronic resource] :
William M. Reddy.
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- x, 439 p.
- Chicago studies in practices of meaning .
- Chicago studies in practices of meaning. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The emergence of courtly love in Europe -- Aristocratic speech, the Gregorian reform, and the first troubadour -- Trobairitz and troubadours and the shadow religion -- Narratives of true love and twelfth-century common sense -- Points of comparison -- The Bhakti troubadour: Vaishnavism in twelfth-century Bengal and Orissa -- Elegance and compassion in Heian Japan.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Courtly love in literature. Courtly love. Troubadours. Love--Europe. Love--South Asia. Love--Japan.