Reddy, William M.

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. :
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Courtly love in literature.
Courtly love.
Troubadours.
Love--Europe.
Love--South Asia.
Love--Japan.


Electronic books.

PN682.C6 / R444 2012eb

808.8/03543