Andreas Capellanus
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Andreas Capellanus (Capellanus meaning "chaplain"), also known as Andrew the Chaplain, and occasionally by a French translation of his name, André le Chapelain, was the 12th-century author of a treatise commonly known as
His work
De Amore was written at the request of Marie de Champagne, daughter of King
De Amore is made up of three books. The first book covers the etymology and definition of love and is written in the manner of an academic lecture. The second book consists of sample dialogues between members of different social classes; it outlines how the romantic process between the classes should work. This second work is largely considered to be an inferior to the first. Book three is made of stories from actual courts of love presided over by noble women.
John Jay Parry, the editor of one modern edition of De Amore, quotes critic Robert Bossuat as describing De Amore as "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explains the secret of a civilization".[1] It may be viewed as didactic, mocking, or merely descriptive; in any event it preserves the attitudes and practices that were the foundation of a long and significant tradition in Western literature.
The social system of "courtly love", as gradually elaborated by the
The meaning of De Amore has been debated over the centuries. In the years immediately following its release many people took Andreas' opinions concerning
See also
Bibliography
- Andreas Capellanus: The Art of Courtly Love, trans. John Jay Parry. New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. (Reprinted: New York: Norton, 1969.)
- Andreas Capellanus: On Love, ed. and trans. P. G. Walsh. London: Duckworth, 1982.
References
Citations
- ISBN 978-0-231-07305-9. Archivedfrom the original on 2014-12-09.
- ^ "De Amore (1184-86) -- A Treatise on Courtly Love (excerpts)". chaucer.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
General references
- Cherchi, Paolo (1994). Andreas and the Ambiguity of Courtly Love. University of Toronto Press. JSTOR 10.3138/9781442670839.
- Frank, Donald K (1961). Twelfth century naturalism and the troubadour ethic. OCLC 50778037.
- Monson, Don A. (2005). Andreas Capellanus, Scholasticism, and the Courtly Tradition. Catholic University of America Press. JSTOR j.ctt284x7s.
