LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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a type of literature concerned with the behavior of anchorites
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a type of early literature produced solely by medieval women writers
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a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance
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a method of oral transmission
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Detailed explanation-1: -Widely popular in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, courtly love was characterised by a series of stylised rituals between a knight and a married lady of high rank. These idealised customs were based on the traditional codes of conduct associated with knighthood, such as duty, honour, courtesy and bravery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The conventions of courtly love are that a knight of noble blood would adore and worship a young noble-woman from afar, seeking to protect her honor and win her favor by valorous deeds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chivalry refers to the behaviors associated with being a loyal and gentlemanly knight. Chivalry was tied strongly to courtly love, as both were practices of knights and other wealthy, aristocratic men found in royal courts.
Detailed explanation-4: -As a literary genre, the chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the noble courts of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe. They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures, often of a chivalric knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities, who goes on a quest.
Detailed explanation-5: -Courtly love was the love of a knight for a woman of noble heritage, usually above the knight’s own social class. It was a ritualistic admiration of a lady of high birth, usually unrelated to marriage or sex.